兜
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dōu · pouch

Master the form, understand its parts, and learn how it behaves in real Chinese.

HSK 2.0 · Level 6HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #6727
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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

11Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

儿Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 兜

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Example sentences

Notice where 兜 sits in each complete thought.

Běn bǎ tā de shuāng shǒu shēn dào le tā de kù dōu lǐ.本把他的雙手伸到了他的褲兜裡。

Ben put his hands in his pockets.

Source: Tatoeba #10334424 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā dài tā chū qù dōu fēng le.他帶她出去兜風了。

He took her out for a drive.

Source: Tatoeba #879155 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā cháng cháng zài wǒ qù dōu fēng.他常常載我去兜風。

He often takes me for a drive.

Source: Tatoeba #885410 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhège xiǎo hái chuān zhe yí jiàn sī chóu zhī chéng de dù dōu .这个小孩穿着一件丝绸织成的肚兜.

The child is wearing a belly-slip made of silk.

Source: Tatoeba #1509568 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā lā qǐ mào dōu, shì tú yǐn méi zài rén qún zhōng.他拉起帽兜,試圖隱沒在人群中。

He put up his hoodie and tried to disappear into the crowd.

Source: Tatoeba #13957921 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qù kāi jū dōu fēng zěn yàng?去開車兜風怎樣?

How about going for a drive?

Source: Tatoeba #848585 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 兜 in context

  1. Say dōu, then recall the core meaning: pouch.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 兜售 (dōu shòu), meaning “to hawk”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 兜 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.