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豆瓣

dòu bàn

2-character word

What 豆瓣 means

1. cotyledon of a bean or pea (i.e. either of the halves of a bean or pea)
2. thick bean sauce (abbr. for {豆瓣酱|dòu bàn jiàng})

Other readings

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

• Dòu bànDouban, a Chinese social networking website

The characters in 豆瓣

• 豆dòulegume; pulse; bean; pea (variant of 豆
• 瓣bànpetal; segment; clove (of garlic)

Words starting with 豆瓣

• 豆瓣网Dòu bàn WǎngDouban, PRC social networking website
• 豆瓣菜dòu bàn càiwatercress (Nasturtium officinale)
• 豆瓣酱dòu bàn jiàngsticky chili bean sauce; doubanjiang

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