逗
dòuㄉㄡˋ
Sino-Vietnamese: ĐẬU
Traditional: 逗
HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 6TOCFL 3
Meaning(verb)
to tease (playfully); to entice; (coll.) to joke; (coll.) funny; amusing; to stay; to sojourn; brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 读)
逗号 = comma. 逗笑 = make someone laugh.
Examples
别逗他了,他要哭了。
bié dòu tā le, tā yào kū le.
Stop teasing him, he's about to cry.
爸爸在逗孩子玩。
bà ba zài dòu hái zi wán.
Dad is playing with the baby.
这个人说话真逗。
zhè ge rén shuō huà zhēn dòu.
This guy is really funny.
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Stroke order
ĐẬU · 10 strokes
to tease (playfully); to entice; (coll.) to joke; (coll.) funny; amusing; to stay; to sojourn; brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 读)