豆 (dòu) is a Chinese character meaning “bean”. It is written from 一 (one) and 口 (mouth) and 䒑 (two short strokes above a horizontal line), and takes 7 strokes.
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Structure
一 + 口 + 䒑
Top–middle–bottom structure
Structure from: modern-shape decomposition verified against hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 medians (7 strokes: 一 / 口 / 丷+一)
Memory aid
Read it top to bottom as a little dish: a flat lid (一), a bowl (口) under it, and a footed base (䒑) holding it up. The beans are inside.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
7 strokes
In real words
- 土豆tǔ dòupotato豆 = dòu
- 豆子dòu zibean; pea豆 = dòu
- 豆芽dòu yábean sprouts豆 = dòu
- 豆浆dòu jiāngsoy milk豆 = dòu
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All readings
bean
bean; pea; legume
豆类植物的种子，如黄豆、绿豆；也指豆类植物。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 土豆tǔ dòupotato豆 = dòu
- 豆子dòu zibean; pea豆 = dòu
- 豆芽dòu yábean sprouts豆 = dòu
- 豆浆dòu jiāngsoy milk豆 = dòu
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Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 豆 mean?
豆 (dòu) means bean; pea; legume.
How do you pronounce 豆?
It is pronounced dòu.
What parts is 豆 made of?
一 (one) and 口 (mouth) and 䒑 (two short strokes above a horizontal line). The recorded source is: modern-shape decomposition verified against hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 medians (7 strokes: 一 / 口 / 丷+一). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 豆 have?
7. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 豆?
豆. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 豆?
Common ones are 土豆 and 豆子. The reading of 豆 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.