豆 (dòu): legume, pulse, bean, pea (variant of 豆), legume, pulse, bean, pea, (old) stemmed cup or bowl
豆 (dòu) is a Chinese character meaning “legume.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 一 (structural), 口 (structural), 丷 (structural) and 一 (structural). It ranks #1776 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically pictographic, 豆 an old serving dish 口 on a stand with a lid 一. Its radical form 豆 (bean) appears in many related characters such as 豌 (wān, used in 豌豆).
Definitions
- legume
- pulse
- bean
- pea (variant of 豆)
- legume
- pulse
- bean
- pea
- (old) stemmed cup or bowl
Etymology & Origin
pictographicAn old serving dish 口 on a stand with a lid 一
Decomposition: ⿳一口⿱丷一 (layout: top-middle-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 豆
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 豆子noun | dòu zi | bean |
| 豌豆noun | wān dòu | pea (Pisum sativum) |
| 土豆泥noun | tǔ dòu ní | mashed potato |
| 大豆noun | dà dòu | soybean |
| 咖啡豆noun | kā fēi dòu | coffee beans |
| 豆奶noun | dòu nǎi | soy milk |
| 豆包 | dòu bāo | steamed bun with sweetened bean paste filling |
| 绿豆noun | lǜ dòu | mung bean |
| 黄豆noun | huáng dòu | soybean |
| 肉豆蔻 | ròu dòu kòu | nutmeg (Myristica fragrans Houtt) |
| 豆荚noun | dòu jiá | pod (of legumes) |
| 红豆noun | hóng dòu | azuki bean |
| 豆芽noun | dòu yá | bean sprout |
| 豆沙noun | dòu shā | sweetened bean paste |
| 青豆noun | qīng dòu | green soybean |
豆 appears in 100 compound words: 52 as the first character, 37 as the last, and 11 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 豆 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (6)
Example Sentences
这个豆字在古汉语中有不同的含义。
zhè gě dòu zì zài gǔ hàn yǔ zhōng yǒu bù tóng de hán yì .
The character "豆" had different meanings in ancient Chinese.
伊能静挑战喝北京豆汁 皱眉苦喊:不行了
yī néng jìng tiāo zhàn hē běi jīng dòu zhī zhòu méi kǔ hǎn : bù háng le
Yi Nengjing challenged to drink Beijing bean juice and frowned and shouted: No way
无糖食品有哪些东西?代糖饼干、无糖豆浆、黑巧算吗
wú táng shí pǐn yǒu nǎ xiē dōng xī ? dài táng bǐng gān , wú táng dòu jiāng , hēi qiǎo suàn ma
What are the sugar-free foods? Sugar substitute biscuits, sugar-free soy milk, black calculations?
不升糖的食品有哪些?绿叶菜、鸡蛋、豆腐几乎不升糖吗
bù shēng táng de shí pǐn yǒu nǎ xiē ? lǜ xié cài , jī dàn , dòu fǔ jī hū bù shēng táng ma
What are the foods that do not raise blood sugar? Green leafy vegetables, eggs, and tofu hardly raise sugar
“超级皖”美食争霸赛总决赛收官 豆腐发源地淮南夺冠
chāo jí 皖 měi shí zhēng bà sài zǒng jué sài shōu guān dòu fǔ fā yuán dì huái nán duó guàn
The finals of the "Super Anhui" Food Championship ended with Huainan, the birthplace of tofu, winning the championship
《异能》金度勋疑吃Karina豆腐!被目击揉她手指 亲喊冤:我手痒
yì néng jīn dù xūn yí chī K a r i n a dòu fǔ ! bèi mù jī róu tā shǒu zhǐ qīn hǎn yuān : wǒ shǒu yǎng
"Superpower" Kim Do-hoon suspected of eating Karina tofu! was witnessed rubbing her fingers and shouting injustice: My hands itch
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
Zhòng guā dé guā, zhòng dòu dé dòu.
You reap what you sow.
这个汤里有胡萝卜、洋葱、欧芹、芹菜和土豆。
Zhège tāng lǐ yǒu húluóbo, yángcōng, ōuqín, qíncài hé tǔdòu.
In this soup there are carrots, onions, parsley, celery and potatoes.
豌豆和胡萝卜是做汤的常见配料。
Wāndòu hé húluóbo shì zuò tāng de chángjiàn pèiliào.
Peas and carrots are common ingredients in soups.
洋葱比土豆煮得更快些。
Yángcōng bǐ tǔdòu zhǔ de gèng kuài xiē.
Onions cook more quickly than potatoes.
Character Family
豆 Radical Family — Characters sharing the bean radical
Related Characters
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