Spot 豆
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
豆 component
dòu · beans, peas; bean-shaped
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 豆
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue豆Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
These cards only show complete visual decompositions from the current dataset that contain 豆.
短=
矢
登=
癶
逗=
辶
壴=
十
豇=
+工
豈=
山
豉=
+支
痘=
疒
壹=
士+冖
豊=
曲
豎=
臤
豌=
+宛
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 豆 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
短duǎn
short
HSK 3.0 · L3短裤duǎnkùshort pants
HSK 3.0 · L3登机dēngjīto board a plane
HSK 3.0 · L4短信duǎnxìntext message
HSK 3.0 · L4登dēngto scale
HSK 3.0 · L5登记dēngjìto register
HSK 3.0 · L5登录dēnglùto register
HSK 3.0 · L5短处duǎnchùshortcoming
HSK 3.0 · L5短期duǎnqīshort term
HSK 3.0 · L5缩短suōduǎnto shorten
HSK 3.0 · L5长短chángduǎnlength
HSK 3.0 · L6逗dòuto tease
HSK 3.0 · L6