CHARACTERS / DU
“du” is 13 characters.
Chinese has many characters with the same sound. The tone and the shape tell them apart.
- 读dúto read outHSK 1 · TONE 2
- 都dūcapital cityHSK 1 · TONE 1
- 堵dǔto block up (a road, pipe etc)HSK 4 · TONE 3
- 度dùto passHSK 4 · TONE 4
- 肚dǔtripeHSK 4 · TONE 3
- 毒dúpoisonHSK 5 · TONE 2
- 独dúaloneHSK 5 · TONE 2
- 妒dùto envy (success, talent)HSK 6 · TONE 4
- 杜dùbirchleaf pear (tree)HSK 6 · TONE 4
- 渡dùto crossHSK 6 · TONE 4
- 督dū(bound form) to superviseHSK 6 · TONE 1
- 睹dǔto observeHSK 6 · TONE 3
- 赌dǔto betHSK 6 · TONE 3