Keyword
all
- each
- entirely
- whole
- metropolis
- capital
- Frequency
- #24
- Strokes
- 10
Readings
dōu50%
dū50%
Mnemonic
阝 (city) gives the meaning and 者 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
都
all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at all
首都
capital (city)
全都
all; without exception
都市
city; metropolis
京都
Kyoto (city in Japan)
大都
for the most part; on the whole; also pr. dàdū
大都
for the most part; on the whole; metropolitan
大都会
major city; metropolis; metropolitan
都城
capital city
都
capital city; metropolis
成都市
Chengdu, sub-provincial city and capital of Sichuan Province 四川省 (SìchuānShěng)
大都
Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing
大都市
metropolis; large city; megacity
都督
(army) commander-in-chief (archaic); provincial military governor and civil administrator during the early Republic of China era (1911-1949 AD)
洪都拉斯
Honduras
首都机场
Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)
都柏林
Dublin, capital of Ireland
都灵
Torino; Turin (Italy)
帝都
imperial capital
花都
alternative name for Paris
古都
ancient capital
迁都
to move the capital (city)
都察院
(Ming and Qing dynasties) Censorate, a body overseeing officials and investigating corruption
都江堰
Dujiangyan in Sichuan, a famous water engineering project and World Heritage Site