兜
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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)
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 儿 +9
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 兜
- Common rank
- #2,056
- Unicode
- U+515C
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Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 兜
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吃不了兜着走 | 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 | to encircle; to go around; to circle; to beat about the bush | |
| 马兜铃科 | Aristolochiaceae (birthwort family) | |
| 马兜铃酸 | aristolochic acid | |
| 兜头 | full in the face | |
| 头兜 | helmet; chain mail hung from head to protect neck | |
| 兜儿 | erhua variant of 兜[dou1] | |
| 兜风 | to catch the wind; to go for a spin in the fresh air | |
| 兜兜转转 | (lit. and fig.) to go around and around; to wander around | |
| 衣兜 | ||
| 兜底 | to provide a safety net; (coll.) to reveal; to expose (sth disreputable) | |
| 兜卖 | to peddle; to hawk (pirate goods) | |
| 兜翻 | to expose; to turn over | |
| 围兜 | bib | |
| 裤兜 | pants pocket | |
| 兜帽 | hood | |
| 兜肚 | undergarment covering the chest and abdomen | |
| 肚兜 | undergarment covering the chest and abdomen | |
| 逼兜 | (slang) a slap on the face | |
| 兜售 | to hawk; to peddle |
Sound family
These characters use 兜 as their sound component — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 兜 sound part | pouch | |
| 蔸 | measure word for plants |