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蚪

dǒu
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 蝌蚪) tadpole

Examples

HSK 7-9
孩子们在池塘边看蝌蚪。
Háizimen zài chítáng biān kàn kēdǒu.
The children are watching tadpoles by the pond.
HSK 7-9
蝌蚪的尾巴会渐渐消失。
Kēdǒu de wěiba huì jiànjiàn xiāoshī.
The tadpole's tail gradually disappears.

Tips

usage
Bound and used only in 蝌蚪 ('tadpole'). It never appears alone in everyday Chinese.

Components

radical
虫 chóng
insect; small creature
Small creature, on the left, marking this as a tiny pond animal, partnered with 蝌 which carries the same radical.
phonetic
斗 dǒu
dipper; measure; phonetic
A dipper or ladle, giving the sound dǒu with an exact match. It works for sound here, not meaning.

Stroke Order

蚪 dǒu