Memory phrase for the character: 逗

逗

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Meaning to tease (play with), to stay, to pause

Pronunciation

dòu

Explanation

Left: movement 辶, right: bean 豆

Mnemonic
 
"His movements are like that of a bean", that's how you can tease.

Radicals

辶 movementIn some cases this radical 廴 is used, but the mnemonics are the same.
豆 beanshows eating / sacrificial vessel with a high round base, and is also interpreted as a drum.
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 Vocabulary

逗点 dòu diǎn  comma
逗号 dòu hào  comma (punct.)
逗留 dòu liú  to stay at; to stop over
撩逗 liáo dòu  to provoke; to tease
撩逗 liáo dòu  

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