兜儿

兜兒
dōur
noun HSK 7

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 pocket
  2. 2 bag; pouch

Examples

Yàoshi zài wǒ dōur lǐ.
The keys are in my pocket.
Tā bǎ shǒu chā zài dōur lǐ.
He put his hands in his pockets.
Zhè jiàn yīfu yǒu liǎng gè dōur.
This piece of clothing has two pockets.

Tips

usage
兜儿 is colloquial northern Chinese for pocket. Standard Mandarin uses 口袋 (kǒudài). can also mean 'to go around' as a verb: 兜风 (to go for a drive/ride).
memory
looks like it has a (child) at the bottom — imagine a child hiding things in their pocket (兜儿).

Stroke Order

dōu
ér