杜 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified/traditional character

杜 English definition

  • birchleaf pear (tree)
  • to stop
  • to prevent
  • to restrict

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : used in location words (Cantonese); Mandarin equivalent: 裡|里[li3];
  • : to envy (success, talent); jealous;
  • : to pass; to spend (time); measure; limit; extent; degree of intensity; degree (angles, temperature etc); kilowatt-hour; classifier for events and occurrences;
  • : to cross; to pass through; to ferry;
  • : belly; abdomen; stomach
  • : insect that eats into books, clothing etc; moth-eaten; worm-eaten;
  • : -plated; to plate;

Words containing 杜, by HSK level