phonetic map : 豆 dou

goulnik

December 23, 2008, 06:54 PM posted in General Discussion

dou
逗 dòu to tease; play with; amuse; pause (reading) 逗哏 dòugén to joke; cause laughter 逗点 dòudiǎn comma (,) 引逗 yǐndòu to tease; lure; entice	豆 dòu beans; peas; pulses 豆菜 dòucài beans 豆腐 dòufu beancurd 豆浆 dòujiāng soybean milk	痘 dòu smallpox 痘疮 dòuchuāng ∼ 痘疤 dòubā smallpox scabs 痘浆 dòujiāng vaccine
脰 dòu neck 脰断而死 dòuduàn'érsǐ to die by cutting the neck		饾 dòu . 饾版 dòubǎn watercolor block printing
tou
* 頭 tou nominal localizer ** 里头 lǐtou inside; interior 前头 qiántou in the front; ahead; above 丫头 yātou girl; maid		* 頭 tóu head; hair; top/end; leading; first; before ** 头发 tóufa hair 头脑 tóunǎo brains; mind 头部 tóubù head; top section 梢头 shāotóu tree-top; branch tip; street end 带头 dàitóu to pioneer; initiate
duan
	短 duǎn short; brief / to lack / weak point 短信 duǎnxìn note; SMS 不短 bù duǎn not lack; be just right 短礼 duǎnlǐ to lack courtesy 短处 duǎnchu shortcoming; defect
deng
	登 dēng to climb; publish; harvest; step on 登记 dēngjì to register; check in 刊登 kāndēng to publish in a periodical 登上 dēngshàng to climb over; step on
feng
	豐 fēng plentiful ** 丰富 fēngfù rich; abundant; plentiful 丰收 fēngshōu bumper harvest
qi
	豈 qǐ how could...? ** 岂敢 qǐgǎn how dare?
shu
竖 shù vertical; upright / to erect / vertical stroke / servant ** 竖井 shùjǐng vertical shaft 竖立 shùlì to erect; set upright 竖锯 shùjù jigsaw 竖夫 shùfū coolie; servant		裋 shù . 裋褐 shùhè coarse garment of boy servants or coolies

** the traditional form of 头 is 頭
** the traditional form of 丰 is 豐
** the traditional form of 岂 is 豈
** the traditional form of 竖 is 豎

The original meaning of “豆” is a kind of food vessel/pot, but not “beans”, used in ancient times. The shape of the character is similar to that of an ancient pot. And “(豊) 丰” indicates a food vessel with a lot of cereal on it, which connotes “abundant/plentiful”.

古彩豆 (ancient colored vessel)

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phonetic map : 豆 dou

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