豆 dòu bean

源How it came to be

A stemmed dish: the bowl at the top, the stem it stands on, the foot under that, and a lid laid across. It was a food dish for a thousand years before it meant bean.

用How it is used

• Beans/legumes; also anything small and bean-shaped. 豆子 (dòuzi) beans, 土豆 (tǔdòu) potato (lit. 'earth bean').
• Very common in food words: 豆腐 (dòufu) tofu, 豆浆 (dòujiāng) soy milk - a classic breakfast pair with 油条.
• Watch the tone/shape: 豆 (dòu) bean vs 头 (tóu) head look nothing alike but 逗 (dòu, to tease) shares this phonetic.

字Characters built with 豆

• 短 short
• 登 rise
• 厨 kitchen
• 橙 orange
• 逗 to entice
• 凳 bench
• 橱 cabinet
• 澄 clear
• 瞪 to stare at
• 蹬 to step on

词Words with 豆

• 土豆tǔdòupotatoHSK 5
• 豆浆dòujiāngsoy milkHSK 5
• 豆腐dòufutofuHSK 5
• 豆子dòuzibeanHSK 9