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杜

Mandarin · pinyin dù#

birchleaf pear (tree)
to stop
to prevent
to restrict

Mandarin · pinyin Dù#

surname Du

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杜: dù · stop, prevent; restrict; surname

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4 · du4

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dou6

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character · Etymology 1

birch-leaved pear (Pyrus betulifolia)
to stop; to prevent; to block
to reject
(obsolete) to pound; to strike
(obsolete, dialectal) astringent
(obsolete, dialectal) root
Asarum forbesii
Pollia japonica
name of an ancient pre-Qin state located in present-day Xi'an, Shaanxi
a surname

character · Etymology 2

(Eastern Min, Southern Min) Prefix found in the names of certain animals.

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