堵 (dǔ) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order
Pronunciation & meaning
Pronounced .
- wall
- to stop
- to prevent
- to block
Stroke Order & Practice
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Decomposition
堵 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.
Radical
The radical of 堵 is 土 — meaning soil. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.
Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: 基增堂土圾垃塑填址.
How the character is built
堵 is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component 土 (earth) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component 者 originally indicated the sound.
HSK 4 Words Containing 堵
Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句
堵 appears in 19 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:
Tasks Featuring 堵 / 相关任务
Words containing 堵 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
FAQ
What does 堵 mean in Chinese?
堵 (dǔ) means wall; to stop, to prevent, to block. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).
How many strokes does 堵 have?
堵 is written in 11 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 堵?
The radical of 堵 is 土 (soil). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 基, 增, 堂, 土, 圾.
What is the pinyin for 堵?
堵 is pronounced dǔ.
What HSK 4 words use 堵?
In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 堵 appears in 1 word, including 堵车 (dǔchē). See the full list above.