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蚪

dǒu

Character

What 蚪 means

1. used in {蝌蚪|kē dǒu}

Words containing 蚪

• 蝌蚪kē dǒutadpole

Characters built on 斗

These share the phonetic component 斗 (dòu), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 抖dǒuto tremble; to shake out; to reveal
• 枓dǒu(architecture) square wooden bearing block used to support a bracket in a dougong 斗拱
• 钭tǒua wine flagon

Characters that look like 蚪

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

• 科kēbranch of study; administrative section; division
• 料liàomaterial; stuff; grain
• 斜xiéinclined; slanting; oblique
• 衅xìnquarrel; dispute; a blood sacrifice (arch.)
• 蚌bàngmussel; clam
• 蚱zhàgrasshopper

Sounds the same

Read dǒu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 抖to tremble; to shake out; to reveal
• 陡steep; precipitous; (of a change) abrupt; sudden
• 斗dry measure for grain equal to ten 升; decaliter; peck
• 枓(architecture) square wooden bearing block used to support a bracket in a dougong 斗拱
• 唞to take a rest (Cantonese)