Basic meaning:

"Du" is a commonly used Chinese character, which was first seen in Oracle Bone Inscriptions. Its original meaning is woody plants, that is, Du Li and Li Tang, both nouns. Later, it was extended to mean "flood control with civil dikes" and used as a verb. The glyph takes "wood" as the side and "earth" as the sound side. Then there is blocking, that is, blocking wood with soil or blocking soil with wood. Also used as a surname.

Group words:

Put an end to Du Men, Li Du, Duma, Du Po, Du Qiu, Du Ruo, Ling Du, Xiao Du, Du Gen, Du Qu, Du Yuan, Du Wu, Li Du, Du Fang, Du Yi, Du Fan, Du Quan, Madu, Du You, Du Ju, Du Lu, Du Mu, Liu Du, Du Xue and Shao Du.

Extended data

Glyph evolution

Explanation of word combinations:

Li Du 1

Deciduous tree with oblong or rhombic leaves, fluffy back, petioles and inflorescences and white flowers. The fruit is small, slightly spherical with brown spots. It can be used as a rootstock for grafting various pear trees.

2. Du Jin

Blockage.

3. Du Mu

Blind, isolated.

4. Huang Du

Common name for wild honey.

5. Du gap

It means putting an end to negligence.