都
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all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at all
10 strokes
Dict coverage rank #543 U+90FD
How 都 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
阝 (semantic, “city”) + 者 (phonetic, zhě)
How to remember it
metropolis · Heisig RSH #1383
puppet + city walls
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 者
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 者 (zhě) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 者 sound component | zhě | that which; they who; those who |
| 猪 | zhū | pig, hog, wild boar |
| 诸 | zhū | all, many, various; surname |
| 著 | zhù | to show, to prove, to make known |
| 署 | shǔ | bureau, public office; to sign |
| 赌 | dǔ | to bet, to gamble, to wager |
| 绪 | xù | mental state; thread, clue |
| 屠 | tú | to butcher, to slaughter; massacre |
| 暑 | shǔ | hot; heat; summer |
| 煮 | zhǔ | to boil, to cook |
| 堵 | dǔ | wall; to stop, to prevent, to block |
| 奢 | shē | exaggerated; extravagant, wasteful |
| 睹 | dǔ | to look at, to gaze at; to observe |
| 渚 | zhǔ | islet, sandbar |
| 箸 | zhù | chopsticks |
| 褚 | zhǔ | bag, valise; to pad, to stuff; surname |
| 赭 | zhě | hematite; ochre, reddish-brown |
| 啫 | zhě | onomatopoeic; an interjection of warning |
| 楮 | chǔ | mulberry; paper |
Words containing 都
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 三都水族自治县 | Sān dū Shuǐ zú Zì zhì xiàn | Sandu Shui Autonomous County, in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州[Q… |
| 大都市 | dà dū shì | metropolis; large city; megacity |
| 大都会 | dà dū huì | major city; metropolis; metropolitan |
| 花都区 | Huā dū Qū | Huadu, a district of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong |
| 都安县 | Dū ān Xiàn | see 都安瑤族自治縣|都安瑶族自治县[Du1 an1 Yao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4] |
| 都市化 | dū shì huà | to urbanize |
| 都拉斯 | Dōu lā sī | Durrës (city in Albania) |
| 三都县 | Sān dū Xiàn | see 三都水族自治縣|三都水族自治县[San1 du1 Shui3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4] |
| 阿不来提·阿不都热西提 | Ā bù lái tí Ā bù dū rè xī tí | Ablet Abdureshit (1942–), chairman of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 1993–2003 |
| 新都区 | Xīn dū Qū | Xindu, a district of Chengdu City 成都市[Cheng2 du1 Shi4], Sichuan |
| 成都市 | Chéng dū Shì | Chengdu, sub-provincial city and capital of Sichuan Province 四川省[Si4 chuan1 Sheng3] |
| 都市病 | dū shì bìng | lifestyle diseases |
| 成都体育大学 | Chéng dū Tǐ yù Dà xué | Chengdu Sports University |
| 江都区 | Jiāng dū Qū | Jiangdu, a district of Yangzhou City 揚州市|扬州市[Yang2 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangsu |
| 乐都区 | Lè dū Qū | Ledu, a district of Haidong City 海東市|海东市[Hai3 dong1 Shi4], Qinghai |
| 开都河 | Kāi dū Hé | Kaidu River, Xinjiang |
| 都市传说 | dū shì chuán shuō | urban legend; urban myth |
| 都兰县 | Dū lán Xiàn | Dulan, a county in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[Hai3 xi1 Meng… |
| 信都区 | Xìn dū Qū | Xindu, a district of Xingtai City 邢臺市|邢台市[Xing2 tai2 Shi4], Hebei |
| 手心手背都是肉 | shǒu xīn shǒu bèi dōu shì ròu | lit. both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh (idiom); fig. to both be of … |