都 (Dū)

surname Du

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. ⻏ represents the meaning and 者 represents the sound. Based on the meaning "large city, capital", which is the meaning when pronounced "dū". When pronounced "dōu", it has the unrelated meaning "all", etymologically related to 多 (many).

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“都,有先君之舊宗廟曰都。从邑,者聲。《周禮》距國五百里為都。”

Components

Example sentences

  1. 都是。 — Both are.
  2. 都很好。 — All good.
  3. 都给我。 — Give me everything.
  4. 全都是? — All that?
  5. 都一样。 — It's all the same.

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