抖 meaning and stroke order
To tremble; to shake out; to reveal
How to write 抖, stroke by stroke
7 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 抖
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to tremble
- to shake out
- to reveal
- to make it in the world
How 抖 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Hand.
扌 gives the meaning and 斗 hints at the sound.
Radical: 扌 (hand), shared by 342 characters on this site.
How to remember 抖
抖 combines the hand radical 扌 with 斗 (dǒu), which gives the sound. Picture a hand shaking out a cloth or a dipper, and you have to shake or tremble.
抖 is used for shaking something out with your hands, like a blanket, and for a body trembling from cold or fear, often in words like 发抖 (fādǒu) and 颤抖 (chàndǒu). Example: 他冷得直发抖。(Tā lěng de zhí fādǒu.) He was so cold he kept shivering.
Common mistake: Learners often write 斗 alone or confuse 抖 with 料 (liào), which also contains 斗 but has 米 on the left. Remember that shaking is done by hand, so it takes 扌.
Common words with 抖
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
抖 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 抖
How many strokes are in 抖?
抖 is written with 7 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 抖 mean?
抖 (dǒu) means to tremble; to shake out; to reveal. A common word with it is 颤抖 (chàndǒu), meaning "to shudder; to shiver".
How do you pronounce 抖?
抖 is pronounced dǒu, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 抖?
The radical of 抖 is 扌, which carries the idea of "hand". Dictionaries list 抖 under this radical.
Is 抖 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 抖 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What does 抖 mean in 抖音?
抖音 (Dǒuyīn) is the Chinese name of TikTok. It literally suggests shaking or vibrating sound, matching the app's quick, rhythmic videos.
How do you say to shake something out, like dust from clothes?
Use 抖 with an object, often followed by a result: 把衣服上的土抖掉 (bǎ yīfu shang de tǔ dǒudiào), shake the dust off the clothes. 抖 here means a quick shaking motion of the hands.