Memory phrase for the character: 杜

杜

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Meaning

birchleaf pear (tree), to stop, to restrict

Pronunciation

dù

Explanation

 Left: tree 木, right: earth 土

Mnemonic
 
A tree that is especially depending on the earth is the: pear tree.

Radicals

木 tree
土 earth, groundPay attention to the length of the upper line. If it is longer, it means scholar 士.




 Vocabulary

苞藏祸心 bāo cáng huò xīn  
杜绝 dù jué  to put an end to
杜绝 dù jué  
杜撰 dù zhuàn  to fabricate; to make sth up; invented
杜鹃啼血 dù juān tí xuè  the cuckoo cries blood; fig. plaintive lament
杜琪峰 Dù Qí fēng  Johnnie To (1955-), Hong Kong film director
杜荀鹤 Dù Xún hè  Du Xunhe (846-904), Tang poet
杜荀鹤 Dù Xún hè  

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