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HSK 5

逗

dòu

Meaning

  1. to stay
  2. to stop
  3. to tease (play with)
  4. amusing
  5. short pause in reading aloud, equivalent to comma (also written 讀|读[dou4])
Pinyin
dòu

Character reference

Components and radical classification

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Writing practice

Stroke order and writing practice

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Stroke data from Hanzi Writer and Make Me a Hanzi. Source details