笃 (dǔ): (bound form) sincere, genuine, (bound form) (of an illness) serious

笃 (dǔ) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) sincere.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of ⺮ (structural) and 马 (structural). It ranks #3635 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. (bound form) sincere
  2. genuine
  3. (bound form) (of an illness) serious

Stroke Order

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9

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
笃信verbdǔ xìnto sincerely believe
笃定dǔ dìngcertain
诚笃adjectivechéng dǔhonest
笃信好学dǔ xìn hào xuésincere belief and diligent study
本笃十六世běn dǔ shí liù shìPope Benedict XVI, original name Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927–2022), pope 2005–2013
本笃会běn dǔ huìthe Benedictines
笃行verbdǔ xíngto carry out (obligation) conscientiously
笃实adjectivedǔ shíloyal
笃学verbdǔ xuéstudious
笃爱dǔ àito love deeply
病笃verbbìng dǔcritically ill
笃病dǔ bìngseriously ill
笃专dǔ zhuānwith undivided attention
笃志verbdǔ zhìsteadfast
杜笃玛dù dǔ mǎDodoma, capital of Tanzania (Tw)
19
Total compounds
68
As first character
16
As last character
16
As middle character

笃 appears in 19 compound words: 68 as the first character, 16 as the last, and 16 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Example Sentences

中国新闻网·文化Sep 2026

年长顾客对腌笃鲜、鲜肉等老味道情有独钟。

nián cháng gù kè duì yān dǔ xiān , xiān ròu děng lǎo wèi dào qíng yǒu dú zhōng .

Older customers have a particular fondness for traditional flavors such as pickled pork and fresh pork.

中国新闻网·文化Sep 2026

他的答案很笃定:不会。

tā de dá àn hěn dǔ dìng : bù huì .

His answer was firm: "No."

IT之家Sep 2026

该模式提供多名可操作角色,包括《羊蹄山之魂》的笃、长门和雪,以及回归的境井仁。

gāi mó shì tí gōng duō míng kě cāo zuò jiǎo sè , bāo kuò yáng tí shān zhī hún de dǔ , cháng mén hé xuě , yǐ jí huí guī de jìng jǐng rén .

This mode features multiple playable characters, including Du, Nagato, and Yuki from *The Soul of Mount Yangtou*, as well as the returning Jin Kiyoi.

中国新闻网·文化Aug 2026

文牧野坦言,此次创作,沈腾不断以表演令自己越发笃信“他就是徐福”。

wén mù yě tǎn yán , cǐ cì chuàng zuò , shěn téng bù duàn yǐ biǎo yǎn lìng zì jǐ yuè fā dǔ xìn tā jiù shì xú fú .

Wen Muye admitted that throughout the production, Shen Teng’s performances continually reinforced his conviction that “Shen Teng is Xu Fu.”

中国新闻网·文化Aug 2026

正因尝尽行业浮沉,张恒瑞格外笃定当下的选择。

zhèng yīn cháng jǐn xíng yè fú chén , zhāng héng ruì gé wài dǔ dìng dāng xià de xuǎn zé .

Precisely because he has experienced the ups and downs of the industry firsthand, Zhang Hengrui is particularly confident in his current choice.

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 笃 (dǔ) mean in Chinese?
笃 (dǔ) primarily means "(bound form) sincere." It is not part of the HSK 3.0 syllabus. It ranks #3635 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 笃 have?
笃 is written with 9 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 笃?
The radical associated with 笃 is 竹 (bamboo). This radical appears in many characters related to bamboo.
What are the components of 笃?
笃 is composed of: ⺮ (structural), 马 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱⺮马 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 笃?
Common words with 笃 include: 笃信 (dǔ xìn, "to sincerely believe"); 笃定 (dǔ dìng, "certain"); 诚笃 (chéng dǔ, "honest"); 笃信好学 (dǔ xìn hào xué, "sincere belief and diligent study"); 本笃十六世 (běn dǔ shí liù shì, "Pope Benedict XVI, original name Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927–2022), pope 2005–2013"). There are over 19 compound words containing this character.
Is 笃 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
No. The simplified form is 笃 and the traditional form is 篤.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.