豆
legume; pulse; bean; pea (CL:顆|颗[ke1],粒[li4]) (variant of 豆[dou4])
7 strokes
Dict coverage rank #470 U+8C46
How 豆 is formed
Pictograph (象形字)
An old serving dish 口 on a stand with a lid 一
How to remember it
beans · Heisig RSH #1131
— as a component also called: table
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 豆 as their sound component
These characters all use 豆 (dòu) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 豆 sound component | dòu | beans, peas; bean-shaped |
| 短 | duǎn | brief, short; deficient, lacking |
| 登 | dēng | to rise, to mount, to board, to climb |
| 逗 | dòu | to entice, to tempt; to arouse, to stir |
| 厨 | chú | kitchen; closet, cupboard |
| 痘 | dòu | smallpox |
Words containing 豆
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 火山豆 | huǒ shān dòu | macadamia nut |
| 豆角儿 | dòu jiǎo r | erhua variant of 豆角[dou4 jiao3] |
| 兰花豆 | lán huā dòu | savory fried fava beans |
| 豆子 | dòu zi | bean; pea; CL:顆|颗[ke1] |
| 大豆 | dà dòu | soybean |
| 目光如豆 | mù guāng rú dòu | short-sighted; limited vision |
| 小豆 | xiǎo dòu | see 紅豆|红豆[hong2 dou4] |
| 豆花 | dòu huā | jellied tofu; soft bean curd |
| 白菜豆 | bái cài dòu | white kidney beans |
| 吃豆人 | Chī dòu rén | Pac-Man (computer game) |
| 红豆沙 | hóng dòu shā | red bean paste |
| 巴豆 | bā dòu | croton (Croton tiglium), evergreen bush of Euphorbiaceae family 大戟科[da4 ji3 ke1]; croton s… |
| 红豆 | hóng dòu | azuki bean; red bean |
| 黄豆 | huáng dòu | soybean |
| 土豆网 | Tǔ dòu Wǎng | Tudou, a Chinese video-sharing website |
| 巴豆树 | bā dòu shù | croton bush (Croton tiglium), evergreen bush of Euphorbiaceae family 大戟科[da4 ji3 ke1], wit… |
| 龙豆 | lóng dòu | dragon bean; long bean |
| 料豆儿 | liào dòu r | cooked black soybean as animal fodder |
| 豆制品 | dòu zhì pǐn | legume-based product; soybean product |
| 豆沙包 | dòu shā bāo | bean paste bun |