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CHINESE CHARACTER

dǔ

赌

赌

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bet

Numbered pinyin
du3
English meanings
gamble, bet

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 贝; right 者.

  • Left

    贝
    Explore parts · Enclosed from above
  • Right

    者
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    • Outside

      耂
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    • Inside

      日

Meaning & sound clues

贝 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “money”.

者 is identified as the sound component (zhě). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 赌.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰贝者

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    dǔ赌qián钱。

    Gamble money.

  2. 02

    dǎ打dǔ赌。

    Make a bet.

  3. 03

    dǔbó赌博。

    Gambling.

  4. 04

    dǔ赌yī一cì次。

    Bet once.

  5. 05

    bié别dǔ赌。

    Don't gamble.

  6. 06

    dǔ赌yùnqi运气。

    Gamble on luck.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 赌博