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Meaning of 逗

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逗HSK 5
Pinyin: dòu
English Definition: to stay; to stop; to tease (play with); amusing; short pause in reading aloud, equivalent to comma (also written 读 )
Chinese Definition:
①停留：逗留。逗号。
②引，惹弄：逗哏。逗引。逗人。逗笑儿。
③同“读”。
Total strokes: 11; Radical: 辵
Pictophonetic:豆 indicates the sound; 辶 (walk) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿺ Surround from lower left
Similar Characters: 迢
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Example Words
逗留HSK 5 dòu liú to stay at; to stop over
挑逗 tiǎo dòu to provoke; to entice; to lure; to tantalize; to tease; to titillate
逗笑HSK 5 dòu xiào to amuse; to cause to smile; amusing
逗乐 dòu lè to amuse oneself; to clown around; to provoke laughter
逗人HSK 5 dòu rén amusing; funny; entertaining
More:逗* | *逗 | *逗*
Example Sentences
1
bié
别
dòu nòng
逗弄
wǒ
我
de
的
hái zi
孩子
！
Don't tease my child.
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