抖

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to tremble; to shake out; to reveal; to make it in the world

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

扌 meaning “hand” + 斗 sound ( dòu )

Components 扌斗

quiver · Heisig RSH #2238

fingers + 斗 Big Dipper

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
抖动	dǒu dòng	to quiver; to vibrate; to shake (sth)
发抖	fā dǒu	to tremble; to shake; to shiver
吓得发抖	xià dé fā dǒu	to tremble with fear
抖音	Dǒu yīn	Douyin, Chinese app for creating and sharing short videos, released in its international v…
战抖	zhàn dǒu	to shudder; to tremble
抖内	dǒu nèi	variant of 斗內\|斗内[dou3 nei4]
抖落	dǒu luò	to shake out
颤抖不已	chàn dǒu bù yǐ	to shake like a leaf (idiom)
瑟瑟发抖	sè sè fā dǒu	to shiver
穷抖	qióng dǒu	to shake uncontrollably; to jiggle (one's leg etc)
抖缩	dǒu suō	to cower; to tremble
抖擞精神	dǒu sǒu jīng shén	to gather one's spirits; to pull oneself together
精神抖擞	jīng shén dǒu sǒu	spirit trembling with excitement (idiom); in high spirits; lively and full of enthusiasm; …
抖瑟	dǒu sè	to quiver; to shiver; to tremble
颤抖	chàn dǒu	to shudder; to shiver; to shake; to tremble
抖搂	dǒu lou	to shake out; to bring to light; to squander
抖M	dǒu M	(slang) masochist (from Japanese ドM, "doemu")
簌簌发抖	sù sù fā dǒu	shivering; trembling (idiom)
抖擞	dǒu sǒu	to rouse; to invigorate; to enliven; to put sb into high spirits; con brio

Characters sharing the sound component 斗 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
斗 sound part	dòu	to struggle, to fight, to contend; measuring cup
枓	dǒu	capital, base; a pedestal for a flag
蚪	dǒu	tadpole