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豆腐 (dòu fu) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

豆腐 (dòu fu) is a Chinese word: tofu. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 豆腐

名 míng noun

tofu

我喜欢吃豆腐。

wǒ xǐ huan chī dòu fu

I like to eat tofu.

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Word breakdown

豆 dòu — bean

Words with this character (3)

腐 fǔ / fu — fermented curd

Contextual pronunciation: fu

Words with this character (4)
Structure & writing
1 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

2 腐 fǔ / fu — to rot; to decay

腐 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 广 guǎng — wide; broad (opposite of 狭)
广 is a component in 31 characters
HSK 1
床 chuáng bed (furniture for sleeping) 店 diàn shop; store
HSK 3
应 yìng to reply; to answer 康 kāng healthy 矿 kuàng mineral resources
HSK 4
庆 qìng to congratulate; to celebrate 序 xù order; sequence 底 dǐ the bottom part (～子, ～儿) 度 dù instrument or unit for measuring length 座 zuò seat; honorific term for a high-ranking official in former times
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庭 tíng hall; main room of a house 麻 má herbaceous plant of the hemp family (e.g. cannabis, ramie, abutilon, flax); stem-bark fiber used to make rope and cloth
HSK 5
席 xí mat woven from reed, bamboo, or grass strips, used to cover a bed, floor, or build a shelter 库 kù storehouse; warehouse; storage facility 府 fǔ government office; organ of state power 扩 kuò to expand, enlarge; to increase in scope, scale, or quantity 腐 fǔ to rot; to decay
HSK 6
庄 zhuāng village; rural settlement 庞 páng large (in size or quantity) 廊 láng covered corridor or passageway under eaves
HSK 7
唐 táng boastful; exaggerated (in speech) 庇 bì to shelter, to shield 庙 miào ancestral shrine (where ancestral tablets are enshrined) 废 fèi to discontinue; to stop using 庸 yōng ordinary; mediocre
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廉 lián upright and honest; incorruptible 廓 kuò outer edge or contour of an object 旷 kuàng empty and vast; open and spacious 缠 chán to wind around, to wrap around 遮 zhē to block from view; to obscure 鹰 yīng hawk; eagle (a bird of prey with hooked beak, short neck, feathered legs, and sharp talons)
2.2 付 fù — to submit; to hand over
付 is a component in 5 characters
HSK 3
附 fù to add on; to attach additionally
HSK 4
符 fú tally or token used by the imperial court to convey orders or mobilize troops, made of metal, jade, bamboo, or wood, split in two halves
HSK 5
府 fǔ government office; organ of state power 腐 fǔ to rot; to decay
HSK 7
咐 fù to instruct or order verbally; to enjoin; to tell someone what to do or not to do
2.3 肉 ròu — flesh; meat (soft tissue beneath the skin of humans or animals)
肉 is a component in 2 characters
HSK 5
腐 fǔ to rot; to decay
HSK 7
瘸 qué to limp; to be lame

Stroke order