逗 dòu
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 豆 beans, peas
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
逗
dòu
to tease; funny
Character
Example phrases
- 他故意逗孩子笑，想缓和紧张的气氛。 Tā gùyì dòu háizi xiào, xiǎng huǎnhé jǐnzhāng de qìfēn. He deliberately made the child laugh, hoping to ease the tense atmosphere.
- 这只小狗很逗，总是追着自己的尾巴转圈。 Zhè zhī xiǎo gǒu hěn dòu, zǒngshì zhuī zhe zìjǐ de wěiba zhuàn quān. This puppy is so funny; it is always chasing its own tail in circles.
- 别逗那只猫了，它已经很累了。 Bié dòu nà zhī māo le, tā yǐjīng hěn lèi le. Stop teasing that cat; it is already very tired.
Related words
- 逗留 dòuliú to stay; to stop over; to linger
- 拜年 bàinián to pay a New Year’s visit
- 嘲笑 cháoxiào to mock, to ridicule
- 仪式 yíshì ceremony, rite
- 争夺 zhēngduó to fight for, to compete for
- 民俗 mínsú folk custom
- 争吵 zhēngchǎo to quarrel, to argue
- 习俗 xísú custom
- 上当 shàngdàng to be cheated, to fall for a trick
- 传承 chuánchéng to inherit and carry forward
- 欺骗 qīpiàn to deceive
- 荣誉 róngyù honor