逗

Information about character(s)

Radical: 辵
Radical Strokes: 7
Additional Strokes: 7
Total Strokes: 10

Pronunciation

Pinyin: dòu, zhù, tóu, qí
Cantonese: dau6
JapaneseKun: TODOMARU
JapaneseOn: TOU ZU
Korean: TWU

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: tempt, allure, arouse, stir

CE-Dict: to stay/to stop/to pause (while reading)/to tease (play with)

Soothill: Delay, loiter; skulk; beguile.

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.to tease
2.to play with (children)
3.to elicit (laughter, etc.)
4.a brief pause in reading

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: amuse; play with; tease; stay; stop

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: amuse; play with; tease; stay; stop

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《辵部》逗止也。从辵豆聲。

康熙字典文字版 【酉集下】【辵字部】逗
【唐韻】田𠋫切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】大透切，𠀤音豆。【說文】止也。【玉篇】住也。【後漢·張衡傳】逗華隂之湍渚。　又【集韻】曲行也。【前漢·韓安國傳】逗撓當斬。【註】逗，曲行避敵也。撓，顧望也。【後漢·光武紀】追鹵料敵，不拘以逗遛法。　又【廣韻】持遇切【集韻】㕑遇切，𠀤音住。義同。　又姓也。　又【集韻】去智切，音跂。又他𠋫切，音透。義𠀤同。　又通作投。【正韻】物相投合也。【杜甫詩】遠逗錦江波。

CF-Dict: amusant/drôle/marrant/taquiner/provoquer/exciter

Han-De-Dict: verweilen, sich aufhalten; Aufenthalt (u.E.)/(zum Lachen, Liebhaben) reizen, jn zum Lachen bringen (u.E.) (V)/necken, hänseln, aufziehen (u.E.) (V)/spaßhaft, komisch (u.E.) (Adj)/Pause (u.E.)