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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- dou1
- English meanings
- all, even, already
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 者; right 阝.
Meaning & sound clues
阝 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “city”.
者 is identified as the sound component (zhě). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 都.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
Explore character components →Homophones
Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
bag
to tremble
peck
bean
amusing
steep
fight; struggle
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 全都
- 大都
- 都会
- 都市
- 首都