肚 (dù) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order
Pronunciation & meaning
Pronounced .
- belly
- abdomen
- bowels
Stroke Order & Practice
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Decomposition
肚 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.
Radical
The radical of 肚 is ⺼ — meaning meat. 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: 背膊肤膏胳肯脾脱.
How the character is built
肚 is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component ⺼ (flesh) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component 土 originally indicated the sound.
HSK 4 Words Containing 肚
Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句
肚 appears in 19 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:
Tasks Featuring 肚 / 相关任务
Words containing 肚 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
FAQ
What does 肚 mean in Chinese?
肚 (dù) means belly; abdomen, bowels. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).
How many strokes does 肚 have?
肚 is written in 7 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 肚?
The radical of 肚 is ⺼ (meat). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 背, 膊, 肤, 膏, 胳.
What is the pinyin for 肚?
肚 is pronounced dù.
What HSK 4 words use 肚?
In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 肚 appears in 1 word, including 肚子 (dùzi). See the full list above.