Learn a Chinese Character - 都

1. Character Basics

Radical: 阝 (Right town radical)

Stroke Count: 10 (Number of strokes: 10)

Structure Analysis: 形声字，从阝（城市），者声（zhě，表音）。本义指都城（如"首都"），现指全部（如"都是"）(Phonetic-semantic character: "阝" (city) + "者" (phonetic). Originally meant "capital", now means "all".)

2. Pronunciation

Pinyin: Dū/Dōu (First tone - Capital | First tone - All)

3. Meaning

To be filled

4. Common Words

• 首都 (shǒu dū) Capital city
• 都市 (dū shì) Metropolis
• 都来 (dōu lái) All come
• 都是 (dōu shì) All are

7. Example Sentence

8. Memory Tips

Combine "阝" (city) + "者" (person) → Important people in the capital. 组合“阝”+“者”→ 首都里的重要人物。