嘟

dū
口 + 都

Definitions

dū (verb) toot; honk
dū (verb) to pout

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 都 represents the sound.

Semantic: 口 Phonetic: 都

About

The character 嘟 (dū) is a phono-semantic compound with the mouth radical 口 (kǒu) on the left, indicating a connection to mouth sounds or actions. The right component, 都 (dū), serves only as the phonetic element, providing the pronunciation without contributing semantic meaning related to cities or capitals. 嘟 is primarily an onomatopoeia for continuous, low-pitched sounds like a car horn, telephone ring, or whistle. It also describes the action of pouting, where lips are pushed outward to express mild displeasure or childish annoyance.

Example Sentences Hide

汽车的喇叭嘟嘟响。

Qìchē de lǎba dū dū xiǎng.

The car's horn beeps.

火车嘟嘟地开走了。

Huǒchē dū dū de kāi zǒu le.

The train chugged away.

他嘟囔了几句。

Tā dūnāng le jǐ jù.

He mumbled a few words.

小孩嘟着嘴不高兴。

Xiǎohái dū zhe zuǐ bù gāoxìng.

The child pouted unhappily.

电话里传来嘟嘟的声音。

Diànhuà lǐ chuán lái dū dū de shēngyīn.

A beeping sound came from the phone.

她嘟着嘴巴表示不满。

Tā dū zhe zuǐba biǎoshì bùmǎn.

She pouted to show her dissatisfaction.

轮船的汽笛嘟嘟地鸣叫着。

Lúnchuán de qìdí dū dū de míngjiào zhe.

The ship's whistle was tooting.

他一边嘟囔一边收拾东西。

Tā yībiān dūnāng yībiān shōushí dōngxī.

He mumbled while packing his things.

Related Characters

Component: 口

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Example Words

嘟嘴 嘟囔 胖嘟嘟 嘟哝 嘟噜 肉嘟嘟