兜
pocket; bag; to wrap up or hold in a bag; to move in a circle; to canvas or solicit; to take responsibility for; to disclose in detail; combat armor (old)
11 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,056 U+515C
How 兜 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A man wearing a helmet, now meaning "pouch"
How to remember it
pocket · Heisig RSH #2680
dove + box + human legs
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 兜 as their sound component
These characters all use 兜 (dōu) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 兜 sound component | dōu | pouch |
| 蔸 | dōu | measure word for plants |
Words containing 兜
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吃不了兜着走 | chī bu liǎo dōu zhe zǒu | lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom); fig. you'll have to tak… |
| 兜圈子 | dōu quān zi | to encircle; to go around; to circle; to beat about the bush |
| 马兜铃科 | mǎ dōu líng kē | Aristolochiaceae (birthwort family) |
| 马兜铃酸 | mǎ dōu líng suān | aristolochic acid |
| 兜头 | dōu tóu | full in the face |
| 头兜 | tóu dōu | helmet; chain mail hung from head to protect neck |
| 兜儿 | dōu r | erhua variant of 兜[dou1] |
| 兜风 | dōu fēng | to catch the wind; to go for a spin in the fresh air |
| 兜兜转转 | dōu dōu zhuàn zhuàn | (lit. and fig.) to go around and around; to wander around |
| 衣兜 | yī dōu | |
| 兜底 | dōu dǐ | to provide a safety net; (coll.) to reveal; to expose (sth disreputable) |
| 兜卖 | dōu mài | to peddle; to hawk (pirate goods) |
| 兜翻 | dōu fān | to expose; to turn over |
| 围兜 | wéi dōu | bib |
| 裤兜 | kù dōu | pants pocket |
| 兜帽 | dōu mào | hood |
| 兜肚 | dōu du | undergarment covering the chest and abdomen |
| 肚兜 | dù dōu | undergarment covering the chest and abdomen |
| 逼兜 | bī dou | (slang) a slap on the face |
| 兜售 | dōu shòu | to hawk; to peddle |