逗 dòu to entice
to entice; to tempt; to tease; funny; amusing; to stay
How to remember 逗: 辶 road + 豆 bean = to entice. Walking down the road with a bag of sweet bean cakes, Grandma uses them to entice the shy puppy home.
Component breakdown
逗 = 辶 road + 豆 bean
- 辶 road
- 豆 bean
Walking down the road with a bag of sweet bean cakes, Grandma uses them to entice the shy puppy home.
How it is used
- To tease, amuse, or play with. 逗孩子 (dòu háizi) to play with a child, 逗你玩 (dòu nǐ wán) I'm just messing with you.
- Colloquially 逗 as an adjective = funny/amusing - 他真逗 (tā zhēn dòu) he's hilarious. Separately 逗留 (dòuliú) means to stay/linger somewhere for a while.