dōu
pouch
Original meaning:
helmet worn by warriors
Depicts a person with a face (皃) wearing a helmet. Based on the original meaning "helmet worn by warriors". The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "pouch".
Seal script
Clerical script
Clerical script
Regular script
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
bag | ||
to catch the wind | ||
to hawk | ||
an undergarment covering chest and abdomen | ||
to encircle |
Old Chinese | Middle Chinese | Pinyin | Gloss |
*tˤo | tuw | dōu | helmet, hood |
Not found in HSK word list
Appears in 9.4185% of movies
2044th most common character in movies
2512th most common character in books
Strokes | 11 |
Unicode | U+515C |
Shuowen | “兜,兜鍪,首鎧也。从,从皃省。皃,象人頭也。” |
林志強《《文源》評注》p.98