Keyword
to entice
- to tempt
- to arouse
- to stir
- Frequency
- #2454
- Strokes
- 10
Readings
dòu
Mnemonic
辶 (walk) gives the meaning and 豆 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
逗
to tease (playfully); to entice; (coll.) to joke; (coll.) funny; amusing; to stay; to sojourn; brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 读 (dòu))
逗留
to stay for a while; to sojourn
挑逗
to provoke; to entice; to lure; to tantalize; to tease; to titillate
逗号
comma (punct.)
逗乐
to amuse oneself; to clown around; to provoke laughter
逗趣
to amuse; to make sb laugh; to tease
秀逗
to short-circuit; (fig.) to have a mental lapse; to get one's wires crossed; to be addled
逗笑
to amuse; to cause to smile; amusing
逗人
amusing; funny; entertaining
逗点
comma
逗弄
to tease; to provoke; to play with (a child, animal etc)
逗比
(slang) silly but amusing person
挑逗性
provocative; tantalizing; titillating
逗引
to make fun of
逗人喜爱
cute
逗哏
funny man (lead role in comic dialogue 对口相声 (duìkǒuxiàngshēng)); to joke; to play the fool; to provoke laughter