dōu = d + ou1
pocket / bag / to wrap up or hold in a bag / to move in a circle / to canvas or solicit / to take responsibility for / to disclose in detail / combat armor (old)
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dōu = d + ou1
old variant of 兜[dou1]
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How to pronounce 兜

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
+ ou1 final

In front of the outhouse.

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兜 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
áng = Ø + ang2
surname Ang
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áng = Ø + ang2
I (regional colloquial) / me / variant of 昂[ang2]
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bái = b + ai2
white / snowy / pure / bright / empty / blank / plain / clear / to make clear / in vain / gratuitous / free of charge / reactionary / anti-communist / funeral / to stare coldly / to write wrong character / to state / to explain / vernacular / spoken lines in opera
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rén = r + (e)n2
variant of 人[ren2] / "person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 10), occurring in 兒, 兀, 兄 etc
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ér = Ø + Ø2
child / son
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non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final
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Characters with 兜 as component

dōu = d + ou1
bamboo, rattan or wicker basket / sedan chair for mountain use (Cantonese)
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root and lower stem of certain plants / classifier for pieces and clumps
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Words with 兜

to catch the wind / to go for a spin in the fresh air
to encircle / to go around / to circle / to beat about the bush
an undergarment covering chest and abdomen

Sentences with 兜

兜 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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dōu

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