phonetic map : 豆 dou

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

@ 豆

dou
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
dòu beans; peas; pulses
豆菜 dòucài beans
豆腐 dòufu beancurd
豆浆 dòujiāng soybean milk
dòu smallpox
痘疮 dòuchuāng
痘疤 dòubā smallpox scabs
痘浆 dòujiāng vaccine
dòu neck
脰断而死 dòuduàn'érsǐ to die by cutting the neck
dòu .
饾版 dòubǎn watercolor block printing
tou
* tou nominal localizer **
里头 lǐtou inside; interior
前头 qiántou in the front; ahead; above
丫头 yātou girl; maid
* 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
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
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
fēng plentiful **
丰富 fēngfù rich; abundant; plentiful
丰收 fēngshōu bumper harvest
qi
how could...? **
岂敢 qǐgǎn how dare?
shu
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
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

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changye
December 24, 2008, 12:42 PM

The original meaning of “” 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 “() ” indicates a food vessel with a lot of cereal on it, which connotes “abundant/plentiful”.

 

古彩豆 (ancient colored vessel)

http://www.saga9.com/files/g-gutaodou.htm