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tóu

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tóu Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
tóu | tou2
English translation
die, dice

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About tóu

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

tóu

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

Tools  shū made of bone 

Etymology of tóu

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

骨殳

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Example sentences using tóu

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我要 zhì 几把骰子 tóu zi wán 几把21 diǎn 纸牌 zhǐ pái

I'll shoot some craps or play some blackjack.

zhì 一次 yī cì 骰子 tóu zi ,玩家 wán jiā 相应 xiāngyìng 向前 xiàng qián 移动 yídòng .

A throw of the dice allows a player to move himself forward.

Words with tóu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
骰子 tóu zi dice骰子 tóu zi
tóu dice tóu
掷骰子 zhì tóu zi to throw the dice擲骰子

tóu Decomposition & Compounds

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