Which Chinese characters are pronounced dou?

This page lists 17 dictionary entries with the base pinyin syllable dou, organized by their tone-marked pronunciation.

Do all dou characters have the same tone?

No. Characters can share the base syllable dou while using different Mandarin tones. The tone-marked pinyin beside each character shows the difference.

How can I practice writing dou characters?

Open any character for animated stroke order, or send the character set to the free worksheet generator for printable Tianzige or Mizige practice.

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PINYIN SYLLABLE

Chinese characters with Pinyin dou

Learn how to write 17 Chinese characters pronounced “dou” across 3 tone-marked pronunciations. Open any character for animated stroke order, words, sentences, and printable practice.

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START WITH COMMON CHARACTERS

Common “dou” Chinese characters

The same romanized syllable can represent different characters and tones. These useful HSK vocabulary characters are shown first so learners can begin with everyday Mandarin.

都dōu

all; both; entirely

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斗dòu

dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[sheng1] or one-tenth of a 石[dan4]

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豆dòu

legume; pulse; bean; pea (CL:顆[ke1],粒[li4])

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逗dòu

to tease (playfully); to entice

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抖dǒu

to tremble

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陡dǒu

steep

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兜dōu

pocket

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TONE-MARKED PINYIN

Chinese characters pronounced dòu

8 dictionary entries use the pronunciation dòu, including 斗 (dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[sheng1] or one-tenth of a 石[dan4]), 豆 (legume; pulse; bean; pea (CL:顆[ke1],粒[li4])), 逗 (to tease (playfully); to entice), 鬥 (Chinese character), 痘 (pimple).

8 characters

斗dòu

dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[sheng1] or one-tenth of a 石[dan4]

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豆dòu

legume; pulse; bean; pea (CL:顆[ke1],粒[li4])

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逗dòu

to tease (playfully); to entice

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鬥dòu

Chinese character

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痘dòu

pimple

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窦dòu

(literary) hole; aperture

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竇dòu

Chinese character

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鬭dòu

Chinese character

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TONE-MARKED PINYIN

Chinese characters pronounced dǒu

5 dictionary entries use the pronunciation dǒu, including 抖 (to tremble), 陡 (steep), 枓 (square base for Chinese flagstaff), 蚪 (used in 蝌蚪[ke1dou3]), 鈄 (Chinese character).

5 characters

抖dǒu

to tremble

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陡dǒu

steep

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枓dǒu

square base for Chinese flagstaff

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蚪dǒu

used in 蝌蚪[ke1dou3]

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鈄dǒu

Chinese character

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TONE-MARKED PINYIN

Chinese characters pronounced dōu

4 dictionary entries use the pronunciation dōu, including 都 (all; both; entirely), 兜 (pocket), 蔸 (root and lower stem of certain plants), 篼 (bamboo, rattan or wicker basket).

4 characters

都dōu

all; both; entirely

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兜dōu

pocket

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蔸dōu

root and lower stem of certain plants

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篼dōu

bamboo, rattan or wicker basket