Character

豆

dòu HSK 5

豆 dòu HSK 5

1. ancient food vessel, shallow like a plate with a handle and ring foot, mostly with a lid, made of wood or bronze
2. something shaped like a bean or pea
3. leguminous plants such as soybean, pea, and broad bean; also refers to their seeds
4. a surname

Words using 豆 as dòu (4)

1 土豆 tǔ dòu — potato HSK 5
- 土 earth, soil
- 豆 bean
Example

妈妈做了土豆炖牛肉。

mā ma zuò le tǔ dòu dùn niú ròu

Mom made potato and beef stew.
2 豆浆 dòu jiāng — soy milk HSK 5
- 豆 bean, soybean
- 浆 milk, liquid, juice
Example

早餐我喜欢喝豆浆。

zǎo cān wǒ xǐ huan hē dòu jiāng

I like to drink soy milk for breakfast.
3 豆腐 dòu fu — tofu HSK 5
- 豆 bean
- 腐 fermented curd
Example

我喜欢吃豆腐。

wǒ xǐ huan chī dòu fu

I like to eat tofu.
4 豆子 dòu zi — beans HSK 7
- 豆 bean, legume (main semantic component)
- 子 nominal suffix (makes the word colloquial)
Example

妈妈在煮豆子。

mā ma zài zhǔ dòu zi

Mom is cooking beans.

Structure & writing

豆 dòu — ancient food vessel, shallow like a plate with a handle and ring foot, mostly with a lid, made of wood or bronze

豆 is a component in 4 characters

HSK 3

短 duǎn short (opposite of 长); ① in space ② in time

HSK 4

厨 chú kitchen 登 dēng to ascend; to climb (from a lower to a higher place, usually on foot)

HSK 6

逗 dòu to tease; to provoke

豆 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order