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堵 dǔ wall

wall; to block; to block up; measure word for walls

How to remember 堵: 土 earth + 者 specialist = wall. The farmer mixes earth with straw while a specialist from the museum shows him how to build a proper wall.

  • 2,284. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 11 strokes
  • Radical 土

Component breakdown

堵 = 土 earth + 者 specialist

  • 土 earth
  • 者 specialist
The Gushi story

The farmer mixes earth with straw while a specialist from the museum shows him how to build a proper wall.

How it is used

  • 'To block up, be blocked' and by extension a stifled feeling. 堵车 (dǔchē) = traffic jam: 路上堵车了 (lù shàng dǔchē le) there's a traffic jam.
  • 堵 the road/pipe = clog it (堵塞 dǔsè); emotionally 心里堵 (xīnli dǔ) = feeling stifled/upset.
  • Also a measure word for walls: 一堵墙 (yì dǔ qiáng) a wall.

Words with 堵

Example sentences

  • 高速公路上堵车了。 Gāosù gōnglù shàng dǔchē le.There's a traffic jam on the highway.