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逗
dòu
1. to stay
2. to stop
3. to tease (play with)
4. amusing
5. short pause in reading aloud, equivalent to comma (also written [[讀|读<dòu>]])
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

逗
dòu
to entice, to tempt; to arouse, to stir
HSK 5 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

句逗
jùdòu
punctuation of a sentence (in former times, before punctuation marks were used)
引逗
yǐndòu
to tantalize
挑逗
tiǎodòu
to provoke
撩逗
liáodòu
to provoke
秀逗
xiùdòu
to short-circuit
逗人
dòurén
amusing
逗哏
dòugén
lead comic
逗嘴
dòuzuǐ
to banter
逗弄
dòunòng
to tease
逗引
dòuyǐn
to make fun of
逗情
dòuqíng
to flirt
逗乐
dòulè
to amuse oneself
逗留
dòuliú
to stay at
逗笑
dòuxiào
to amuse
逗号
dòuhào
comma (punct.)
逗趣
dòuqù
to amuse
逗遛
dòuliú
variant of [[逗留<dòuliú>]]
逗点
dòudiǎn
comma
挑逗性
tiǎodòuxìng
provocative
逗哈哈
dòuhāhā
to joke

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
2,586
Word Frequency Rank
3,792 of 84,292

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