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Word and Radical Components of 土豆

The Chinese word 土豆 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.


Component Pinyin Meanings
土豆 tǔdòu 1. n. (mainland China) potato
tǔdòu 2. n. (Taiwan) peanut

土豆 ⇨ 土 + 豆
Component Pinyin Meanings
1. earth; soil
     土堆 - mound; hillock
     這兒r 。 - The soil here is quite fertile.
2. (dialectal) dust
3. land
     國土 - territory
     寸土不讓 - to not give up a single inch of one's territory
4. crude opium
     煙土 - crude opium
5. hometown; native place
     故土 - native land; native place
6. local; native; indigenous
     土著 - aboriginal
     土話 - local dialect
7. rustic; unsophisticated; uncouth; vulgar; tasteless; uncultured
      覺得 東北話 實在 。 - I think that Northeastern Mandarin is too rustic.
8. indigenous; traditional and used by the common people
     土法 - traditional method used by the common people; indigenous method
      - gun manufactured using indigenous methods
9. (zh-div, 族) the Monguor people; Monguor people; White Mongol
10. Short for 土耳其 (Turkey)
      戰爭 - Russo-Turkish War
11. Only used in 土門 (tr=Túmén)
12. Simplified form of 士
dòu 1. pod-bearing plant or its seeds; bean; pea
     綠豆 - mung bean
     蠶豆 - fava bean
     豌豆 - pea
2. bean-shaped object
     咖啡豆 - coffee bean
3. (historical) stemmed shallow bowl on a round base, often with a lid and sometimes with handles, initially earthenware and used as a food container, later also made of wood or bronze and used to hold m

豆 ⇨ 一 + 口 + 䒑
Component Pinyin Meanings
1. one
      - yī cháng yī duǎn - one short and one long
      - yī sǐ yī shāng - one dead, one injured
      - yī gāo yī dī - one high and one low
      - yī tiān yī yè - one day and one night
      - jat1 jat6 jat1 je6 - one day and one night, C
      - yī zuǒ yī yòu - one left, one right
2. each; every
      蘋果。 (Gěi tā men yī rén yī kē píngguǒ.) - Give them an apple each.
3. single; alone
     獨自 - dúzì yī rén - a solitary person, one person
     專一 - zhuānyī - single-minded, monogamous
4. whole; entire; all: throughout
     他們 海灘 下午。 (Tāmen zài hǎitān shàng wán le yī xiàwǔ.) - They played the whole afternoon on the beach.
5. same; identical
     大小 不一 - dàxiǎo bùyī - not having the same size
     大細 不一 - daai6 sai3 bat1 jat1 - not having the same size, C
6. (classical) another; alternative
     蟋蟀 促織。 (Xīshuài, yī míng cùzhī.) - Crickets, also called cùzhī lit. another name being cùzhī.
7. (formal) certain aforementioned
     「旋律 - “xuánlǜ” yī cí zhōng de “xuán” zì - the character (m-lite, zh, sc=Hani, ) within the word m-lite, zh, sc=Hani, 旋律
8. With the verb modified reduplicated, expressing the transience of the verb:
9.    Indicating that the action has occurred only once
10.    看 一 看 - kàn yī kàn - to have a look
11.    望 一 望 - mong6 jat1 mong6 - to have a look, C
12.    Indicating the intention to try
13.    算 一 算 - suàn yī suàn - to try to calculate it
14.    計 一 計 - gai3 jat1 gai3 - to try to calculate it, C
15. once; as soon as; upon
      OP 。 (Yī dào OP jiù kǎ.) - It slows down once I get to the opening.
      照片 立即 成為 眾人 矚目 焦點。 (Wǒ yī pāi le zhàopiàn, tā jiù lìjí chéngwèi zhòngrén zhǔmù de jiāodiǎn.) - As soon as I took a picture, she ran towards the limelight.
     一見如故 - yījiànrúgù - to hit it off
     一至於此 - yīzhìyúcǐ - How did things ever get so far?
16. (gay slang) top
     一號 - yīhào - a top
17. (Cantonese, argot, euphemistic) to die
18. =====Usage notes=====
19. (music) Kunqu gongche notation for the note low ti (7̣).
20. one
21. each; every
22. whole; entire; all
yíeijing dialect 23. (Beijing) one
24. =====Usage notes=====
kǒu 1. (anatomy) mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity
      。 (Shù shù nǐ de kǒu.) - Rinse your mouth out.
      出自 聽來 令人 奇怪。 (Zhè huà chūzì nǐ de kǒu, tīnglái lìngrén qíguài.) - This sounds strange in your mouth.
2. entrance; opening; mouth (of an object)
     入口 (rùkǒu) - entrance
     出口 (chūkǒu) - exit
     門口 (ménkǒu) - doorway
3. gateway
     張家口 (Zhāngjiākǒu) - Zhangjiakou
     口北 (Kǒuběi) - the area beyond the Great Wall
     口蘑 (kǒumó) - St. George's mushroom (Calocybe gambosa)
4. hole; cut
     口子zi (kǒuzi) - hole
     傷口 (shāngkǒu) - wound
5. port
     電腦 端口 (shāngkǒu) - computer port
     Csēi (sēikǒu) - USB-C port
6. perimeter
     人口 (rénkǒu) - population
     戶口 (hùkǒu) - hukou
7. government organ; department
      (sān kǒu zhī jiā) - a family of three
      可以 ? (Wǒ kěyǐ chī yī kǒu ma?) - Can I have a bite?
8. (neologism, slang) to fellate
9. Variant of 名
1. Variant of 艸

䒑 ⇨ 丷 + 一
Component Pinyin Meanings
bā, dàobāzì 1. (Component variant of 八*.)
1. one
      - yī cháng yī duǎn - one short and one long
      - yī sǐ yī shāng - one dead, one injured
      - yī gāo yī dī - one high and one low
      - yī tiān yī yè - one day and one night
      - jat1 jat6 jat1 je6 - one day and one night, C
      - yī zuǒ yī yòu - one left, one right
2. each; every
      蘋果。 (Gěi tā men yī rén yī kē píngguǒ.) - Give them an apple each.
3. single; alone
     獨自 - dúzì yī rén - a solitary person, one person
     專一 - zhuānyī - single-minded, monogamous
4. whole; entire; all: throughout
     他們 海灘 下午。 (Tāmen zài hǎitān shàng wán le yī xiàwǔ.) - They played the whole afternoon on the beach.
5. same; identical
     大小 不一 - dàxiǎo bùyī - not having the same size
     大細 不一 - daai6 sai3 bat1 jat1 - not having the same size, C
6. (classical) another; alternative
     蟋蟀 促織。 (Xīshuài, yī míng cùzhī.) - Crickets, also called cùzhī lit. another name being cùzhī.
7. (formal) certain aforementioned
     「旋律 - “xuánlǜ” yī cí zhōng de “xuán” zì - the character (m-lite, zh, sc=Hani, ) within the word m-lite, zh, sc=Hani, 旋律
8. With the verb modified reduplicated, expressing the transience of the verb:
9.    Indicating that the action has occurred only once
10.    看 一 看 - kàn yī kàn - to have a look
11.    望 一 望 - mong6 jat1 mong6 - to have a look, C
12.    Indicating the intention to try
13.    算 一 算 - suàn yī suàn - to try to calculate it
14.    計 一 計 - gai3 jat1 gai3 - to try to calculate it, C
15. once; as soon as; upon
      OP 。 (Yī dào OP jiù kǎ.) - It slows down once I get to the opening.
      照片 立即 成為 眾人 矚目 焦點。 (Wǒ yī pāi le zhàopiàn, tā jiù lìjí chéngwèi zhòngrén zhǔmù de jiāodiǎn.) - As soon as I took a picture, she ran towards the limelight.
     一見如故 - yījiànrúgù - to hit it off
     一至於此 - yīzhìyúcǐ - How did things ever get so far?
16. (gay slang) top
     一號 - yīhào - a top
17. (Cantonese, argot, euphemistic) to die
18. =====Usage notes=====
19. (music) Kunqu gongche notation for the note low ti (7̣).
20. one
21. each; every
22. whole; entire; all
yíeijing dialect 23. (Beijing) one
24. =====Usage notes=====