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兜

dōu

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 character level 7-9 Character

兜 (dōu) means "pocket; bag; to wrap up or hold in a bag". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 兜 means

1. pocket
2. bag
3. to wrap up or hold in a bag
4. to move in a circle
5. to canvas or solicit
6. to take responsibility for
7. to disclose in detail
8. combat armor (old)

Other readings

兜 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• dōuold variant of {兜|dōu}

Example sentences

• 去开车兜风怎样？
  Qù kāichē dōufēng zěnyàng?
  How about going for a drive?
• 他带她出去兜风了。
  Tā dài tā chūqù dōufēng le.
  He took her out for a drive.
• 他常常载我去兜风。
  Tā chángcháng zài wǒqù dōufēng.
  He often takes me for a drive.
• 本把他的双手伸到了他的裤兜里。
  Ben put his hands in his pockets.
• 这个小孩穿着一件丝绸织成的肚兜.
  Zhège xiǎohái chuān zhe yī jiàn sīchóu zhī chéng de dùdōu.
  The child is wearing a belly-slip made of silk.

Words starting with 兜

• 兜售dōu shòuto hawk; to peddle
• 兜风dōu fēngto catch the wind; to go for a spin in the fresh air
• 兜兜dōu douan undergarment covering chest and abdomen
• 兜圈子dōu quān zito encircle; to go around; to circle
• 兜帽dōu màohood
• 兜底dōu dǐto provide a safety net; (colloquial) to reveal; to expose (sth disreputable)
• 兜抄dōu chāoto close in from the rear and flanks; to surround and attack…
• 兜捕dōu bǔto round up (fugitives); to corner and arrest
• 兜揽dōu lǎnto canvas (for customers); to solicit; to advertise
• 兜翻dōu fānto expose; to turn over
• 兜肚dōu duundergarment covering the chest and abdomen
• 兜卖dōu màito peddle; to hawk (pirate goods)
• 兜头dōu tóufull in the face
• 兜兜转转dōu dōu zhuàn zhuàn(lit. and fig.) to go around and around; to wander around
• 兜鍪dōu móu(archaic) battle helmet
• 兜儿dōu rerhua variant of 兜

Words containing 兜

• 裤兜kù dōupants pocket
• 衣兜yī dōupocket
• 肚兜dù dōuundergarment covering the chest and abdomen
• 围兜wéi dōubib
• 逼兜bī dou(slang) a slap on the face
• 头兜tóu dōuhelmet; chain mail hung from head to protect neck
• 马兜铃科mǎ dōu líng kēAristolochiaceae (birthwort family)
• 马兜铃酸mǎ dōu líng suānaristolochic acid
• 吃不了兜着走chī bu liǎo dōu zhe zǒulit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom)…
• 挎兜kuà dōusatchel; backpack
• 挎兜儿kuà dōu rerhua variant of 挎兜

Characters that look like 兜

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 竞jìngto compete; to contend; to struggle
• 党dǎngparty; association; club
• 竟jìngunexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to
• 柴cháifirewood; lean (of meat); thin (of a person)
• 亵xièobscene; disrespectful
• 鸯yāngused in 鸳鸯

Sounds the same

Read dōu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 都all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already
• 篼bamboo, rattan or wicker basket; sedan chair for mountain use (Cantonese)
• 蔸root and lower stem of certain plants; classifier for pieces and clumps

Where 兜 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · dòng–dū (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• How characters are built from components.
• How to learn Chinese characters.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read dōu correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.