杜 (dou6 | du4) : to shut out; to stop; to prevent; surname

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杜

dou6

du4

[1] [v] shut out; stop; prevent [2] [n] birch-leaf pear [3] a Chinese family name

Stroke count: 7

Level: 3

Radical: 木 (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

杜

This word has been viewed 7026 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 23rd Aug 2013 23:59

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杜絕 dou6 zyut6 du4 jue2 = to put an end to

杜比系統 dou6 bei2 hai6 tung2 = Dolby system

杜仲 dou6 zung6 = eucommia bark

杜鵑 dou6 gyun1 du4 juan1 = cuckoo bird, rhododendron, Du Juan

杜鵑花 dou6 gyun1 faa1 du4 juan1 hua1 = Indian azalea (Rhododendron simsii Planch)

杜松子酒 dou6 cung4 zi2 zau2 = gin (type of alcoholic drink, also 金酒)

南華杜鵑 naam4 waa4 dou6 gyun1 nan2 hua2 du4 juan1 = Rhododendron simiarum (South China rhododendron)

白杜鵑 baak6 dou6 gyun1 bai2 du4 juan1 = Rhododendron mucronatum (white azalea)

翠綠杜鵑 ceoi3 luk6 dou6 gyun1 cui4 lv4 du4 juan1 = emerald cuckoo bird

華麗杜鵑 waa4 lai6 dou6 gyun1 hua2 li4 du4 juan1 = Rhododendron farrerae (Farrer's azalea)

香港杜鵑 hoeng1 gong2 dou6 gyun1 xiang1 gang3 du4 juan1 = Rhododendron hongkongense (Hongkong azalea)

杜漸防萌 dou6 zim6 fong4 mang4 du4 jian4 fang2 meng2 = nip in the bud

杜撰 dou6 zaan6 du4 zhuan4 = fabricate

食砒霜杜蟲 sik6 pei1 soeng1 dou6 cung4 shi2 pi1 shuang1 du4 chong2 = Use unnecessarily drastic counter measures (ones that hurt oneself) to deal with a minor issue 粵

杜鵑鳥 dou6 gyun1 niu5 du4 juan1 niao3 = cuckoo (bird)

杜瓊斯指數 dou6 king4 si1 zi2 sou3 = Dow-Jones Index; Dow-Jones Average

杜拜 dou6 baai3 du4 bai4 = Dubai

杜尚別 dou6 soeng6 bit6 du4 shang4 bie2 = Dushanbe

杜拜塔 dou6 baai3 taap3 = Dubai Burj (the Dubai Tower)

杜國威 dou6 gwok3 wai1 du4 guo2 wei1 = Raymond To

杜甫 dou6 fu2 du4 fu3 = Du Fu

米杜士堡 mai5 dou6 si6 bou2 mi3 du4 shi4 bao3 = Middlesbrough, England, UK

杜可風 dou6 ho2 fung1 = Christopher Doyle (Australian born cinematographer, member of HKSC)

杜德偉 dou6 dak1 wai5 du4 de2 wei3 = Alex To

杜成義 dou6 sing4 ji6 du4 cheng2 yi4 = Du Cheng Yi (a.k.a, 阿杜, A-Du)

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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