杜 dù — stop · English

杜

dù

stop

At a glance · 杜

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

「杜」从木土声，小篆从木杜声，形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「杜」本指杜梨（棠梨），引申杜绝、杜撰。

Structure

从木、土声，形声字，木表植物义类，土表音，本为杜树。

At a glance

Pinyindù

Radical木

Strokes7

UnicodeU+675C

Character type形声

Theme植物

Six languages, one character

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English stop stop, prevent; restrict; surname

Français stopper / Du (calligraphe) Stopper ; Du (calligraphe). «杜稿钟隶» : les brouillons de Du.

Español detener / Du (calígrafo) Detener; Du (calígrafo). «杜稿钟隶»: los borradores de Du.

العربية يوقف / دو (خطاط) يوقف؛ دو (خطاط). «杜稿钟隶»: مسودات دو.

Русский останавливать / Ду (каллиграф) Останавливать; Ду (каллиграф). «杜稿钟隶»: черновики Ду.

Common words

杜dùsurname
杜绝dù juéstop

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