杜

dù

birchleaf pear (tree) · to stop

Radical: 木 Strokes: 7

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱条权术

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Character Decomposition

杜=木+土

Etymology

tree

Meanings

birchleaf pear (tree)

to stop

to prevent

to restrict

dù

surname Du

Dù

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Words with 杜 101 total

eucommia (a kind of rubber tree)杜仲dù zhòng to remain silent杜口dù kǒu Doha, capital of Qatar (Tw)杜哈Dù hā to stop · to block杜塞dù sè Du Wei (1982-), Shanghai soccer star · Dewey (name)杜威Dù Wēi cuckoo · same as杜宇dù yǔ Du Kang, legendary inventor of wine杜康Dù Kāng Dubai (Tw)杜拜Dù bài to fabricate · to make sth up · invented杜撰dù zhuàn birchleaved pear (Pyrus betulaefolia)杜梨dù lí Dolby (audio technology)杜比Dù bǐ Du Mu (803-852) Tang dynasty poet杜牧Dù Mù

Idioms with 杜 35 total Chain

to nip in the bud杜渐防萌dù jiān fáng méng lit. the cuckoo, after its tears are exhausted, continues by weeping blood (idiom) · fig. extreme grief杜鹃啼血dù juān tí xuè too frightened to move or speak杜口裹足dù kǒu guǒ zú

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