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逗

dòu

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 5

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dòu · dau6 (Jyutping)

  1. to tease (playfully); to entice
  2. (coll.) to joke
  3. (coll.) funny; amusing
  4. to stay; to sojourn
  5. brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 讀|读[dou4])

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

逗

Meaning
tempt, allure, arouse, stir
Radical
辶
Strokes
10
Components
⿺辶豆
Cangjie
YMRT
Four-corner
3130.1

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