逗 - dòu - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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逗

dòu

Definition

to stay
to play with
funny
to provoke (laughter, etc)
to stop
to tease
(to) amuse
short pause in reading aloud, equivalent to comma (also written 读)

Character Decomposition

Related words (23)

逗乐

dòu lè

to amuse oneself; to clown around; to provoke laughter

逗人

dòu rén

amusing; funny; entertaining

comma (punct.)

lead comic; leading role in comic dialog 对口相声; to joke; to play the fool; to provoke laughter

to banter

to tease; to provoke

to make fun of

to flirt; to titillate; to provoke

comma

to stay at; to stop over

逗笑

dòu xiào

to amuse; to cause to smile; amusing

逗趣

dòu qù

to amuse; to make sb laugh; to tease

逗哈哈

dòu hā hā

to joke; to crack a joke

逗趣儿

dòu qù r

to amuse; to make sb laugh; to tease

(dialect) to joke

to make people laugh

cute

punctuation of a sentence (in former times, before punctuation marks were used); period 句號|句号 and comma 逗號|逗号; sentences and phrases

引逗

yǐn dòu

to tantalize; to lead on; to tease

挑逗

tiǎo dòu

to provoke; to entice; to lure; to tantalize; to tease; to titillate

to provoke; to tease

to short-circuit; (fig.) to have a mental lapse; to get one's wires crossed; to be addled

挑逗性

tiǎo dòu xìng

provocative; tantalizing; titillating

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