dòu = d + ou4
surname Dou
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dòu = d + ou4
hole / aperture / (anatomy) cavity / sinus
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How to pronounce 竇

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= d initial

D is for Don Quixote.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ou4 final

In the outhouse’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

竇 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
xué = xu + e2
cave / cavity / hole / acupuncture point / Taiwan pr. [xue4]
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mài = m + ai4
to sell / to betray / to spare no effort / to show off or flaunt
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Characters with 竇 as component

竇 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 竇

mastoid antrum (bones at the back of tympanic chamber)
Matteo Ricci (1552-1610), Jesuit missionary and translator in Ming China
Matteo Ricci (1552-1610), Jesuit missionary and translator in Ming China / erroneous spelling of 利瑪竇|利玛窦

Sentences with 竇

竇 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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dòu

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