都 (dōu): meaning and stroke order
都 (dōu) means all; both; entirely, (used for emphasis) even, already, (not) at all, capital city.
都
- Simplified
- 都
- Traditional
- 都 (same form)
- Pinyin
- dōu · dū
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Stroke order of 都
都
- Dū surname Du
- dōu all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even
- dū capital city; metropolis
- 10 strokes
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Meaning of 都
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dōu
- all; both; entirely
- (used for emphasis) even
- already
- (not) at all
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dū
- capital city
- metropolis
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Dū
- surname Du
Radical and structure
- 都
- Radical 邑 (Kangxi radical 163) · 12 strokes · 者 on the left, 阝 on the right
Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.
Words with 都
- 成都 Chéng dū see 成都市[Cheng2 du1 Shi4]
- 加德满都 Jiā dé mǎn dū Kathmandu, capital of Nepal
都 in our stories
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人们都穿红色的衣服。
rénmen dōu chuān hóngsè de yīfu
Everyone wore red clothes.
From the story The story of Nian HSK 1
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两个人都很高兴。
liǎng gè rén dōu hěn gāoxìng
They were both very happy.
From the story At the airport HSK 2
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可是她每天都去，每天都多跑一点儿。
kěshì tā měitiān dōu qù měitiān dōu duō pǎo yìdiǎnr
But she went every day and ran a little further each time.
From the story A little more every day HSK 2
Stories using 都
- The story of Nian HSK 1
- At the airport HSK 2
- A little more every day HSK 2
- New Year at Grandma and Grandpa's HSK 2
- Where's my phone? HSK 2
- Making dumplings HSK 2
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).