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dǒu

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dǒu Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dǒu | dou3
English translation
to tremble
to shake out
to reveal
to make it in the world
to tremble, to shake, to rouse

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About dǒu

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

dǒu

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

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Etymology of dǒu

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

扌斗

Semantic compound

shǒu

Phonetic compound

Dǒu

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and Dǒu represents the sound.

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Example sentences using dǒu

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ǎi de 汉子 hàn zi yòng 颤抖 chàndǒu de 声音 shēngyīn shuì .

The little man's voice was shaky.

服务员 fúwùyuán yòu lái le ,精神抖擞 jīng shén dǒu sǒu de shǎng le liǎng Zhāng 讲究 jiǎngjiu de 菜单 càidān .

Their waiter reappeared and presented two ornate menus with a flourish.

zuàn jǐn 双手 shuāng shǒu 放在 tuǐ shǎng ,掩饰 yǎnshì 颤抖 chàndǒu .

She clenched her hands in her lap to hide their trembling.

发抖 fādǒu , 在床 shǎng , yòng 被子 bèizi 蒙住 le tóu .

Trembling with fear, he threw himself down on the bed and covered his head with the quilt.

zhǐ diǎo 抖动 dǒu dòng de 翅膀 chìbǎng .

The bird quivered its wings.

Words with dǒu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
dǒu to tremble dǒu
颤抖 chàndǒu to shudder顫抖
发抖 fādǒu to tremble發抖
抖动 dǒu dòng to tremble抖動
精神抖擞 jīng shén dǒu sǒu full of energy精神抖擻
瑟瑟发抖 sè sè fā dǒu to shiver瑟瑟發抖
抖落 dǒu luò to shake out抖落 dǒu luò
抖擞 dǒu sǒu to rouse抖擻
抖擞精神 dǒu sǒu jīng shén to gather one's spirits抖擻精神
战抖 zhàn dǒu to shudder戰抖
抖搂 dǒu lou to shake out抖摟
抖瑟 dǒu sè to quiver抖瑟 dǒu sè

dǒu Decomposition & Compounds

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dǒu Decomposition

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dǒu Compounds

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