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豆蔻
dòukòu
1. cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum)
2. fig. a girl's teenage years
3. maidenhood
4. a budding beauty

Character Breakdown

豆
dòu
beans, peas; bean-shaped
HSK 5 7 丶
蔻
kòu
nutmeg, cardamom
14 丶

Compound Words (5)

小豆蔻
xiǎodòukòu
Indian cardamom (Amomum cardamomum)
白豆蔻
báidòukòu
cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum)
肉豆蔻
ròudòukòu
nutmeg (Myristica fragrans Houtt)
肉豆蔻料
ròudòukòuliào
Myristicaceae (family of plants producing aromatic or hallucinogenic oils, including nutmeg)
豆蔻年华
dòukòuniánhuá
a girl's teenage years (idiom); maidenhood

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