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竇

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Mandarin · pinyin dòu#

(literary) hole; aperture
(anatomy) cavity; sinus

Mandarin · pinyin Dòu#

surname Dou

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竇: Look up this written character
窦: dòu · surname; hole, burrow; corrupt

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4 · dou4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dau3 · dau6 · duk6

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character · Etymology 1

hole; burrow
(anatomy) cavity; sinus
a surname

character · Etymology 2

(Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) nest; den
(Cantonese, Hakka, colloquial) home
(Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew, colloquial) hideout
(Cantonese) Classifier for groups of diminutive animals or humans: nest

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