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都 U+90FD, 都
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-90FD
← 郼
[U+90FC] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 郾 →
[U+90FE]
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都 U+FA26, 都
CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-FA26
← 逸
[U+FA25] 		CJK Compatibility Ideographs 﨧 →
[U+FA27]

Translingual

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Alternative forms

Note that there are two Unicode z-variants, with code points U+90FD and U+FA26 (the latter is a compatibility variant and contains an extra dot below 耂 in 者).

Han character

都 (Kangxi radical 163, 邑+8 in Chinese, 邑+9 in Japanese, 11 strokes, cangjie input 十日弓中 (JANL), four-corner 47627, composition ⿰者阝)

Derived characters

  • 嘟, 𢵋, 𨗊, 𣛭, 𡳤, 𨅮, 𩼁, 𡳣, 𡼞, 𡳢, 𥳉, 𧹼
Additional Derived Characters
  • 𦡄, 𬠩, 𧬥, 𰶠, 𧷿, 𨟞, 𰥈, 𰈷, 𲄆, 𦺥, 𪴄

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1274, character 9
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 39497
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1773, character 1
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3776, character 7
  • Unihan data for U+90FD
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Chinese

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Glyph origin

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Characters in the same phonetic series (者) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *taː): phonetic 者 (OC *tjaːʔ) + semantic 邑 (“town, city”).

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Definitions

都

  1. metropolis; large city
    都市  ―  dūshì  ―  metropolis; major city
  2. capital; capital city
    都城  ―  dūchéng  ―  capital
  3. (literary) to make a place the capital city; to establish a capital
  4. (obsolete) graceful; elegant
  5. a surname, Du
Synonyms
  • (metropolis):

Compounds

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (都):
  • → Japanese: 都(と) (to)
  • → Korean: 도(都) (do)
  • → Vietnamese: đô (都)

Etymology 2

Colloquial form of 諸 (OC *tja, “all”) (Schuessler, 2007).

Pronunciation

Note: dū - only used in certain fossilized expressions, e.g. 大都.
Note: du1 - "also" in some overseas and Hong Kong speakers.
Note: du2 - “also”.

Definitions

都

  1. all; both (used to indicate that the statement is true for every subject or object); or the entirety of something
    我都知道了。  ―  Wǒ dōu zhīdào le.  ―  I know everything. [ambiguous; may also mean “Even I know”.]
    他比任何人都好。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
    Tā bǐ rènhé rén dōu hǎo. [Pinyin]
    He is better than anyone else.
    這裡的人我都認識。 [MSC, trad.]
    这里的人我都认识。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhèlǐ de rén wǒ dōu rènshí. [Pinyin]
    I know everyone here.
    現在在超市什麼都買得到。 [MSC, trad.]
    现在在超市什么都买得到。 [MSC, simp.]
    Xiànzài zài chāoshì shénme dōu mǎi de dào. [Pinyin]
    These days everything can be bought from a supermarket.
    他什麼電影都不看。 [MSC, trad.]
    他什么电影都不看。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā shénme diànyǐng dōu bù kàn. [Pinyin]
    He doesn't watch any movies.
    我真羨慕他，在哪裡都能睡得著。 [MSC, trad.]
    我真羡慕他，在哪里都能睡得着。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ zhēn xiànmù tā, zài nǎlǐ dōu néng shuìdezháo. [Pinyin]
    I really envy him; he can sleep wherever he is.
    大都  ―  dàdōu  ―  generally
    吹到成牆都係 [Cantonese, trad.]
    吹到成墙都系 [Cantonese, simp.]
    ceoi1 dou3 sing4 coeng4 dou1 hai6 [Jyutping]
    blown by the wind until it has covered the entire wall
  2. (emphasis on subject) even
    我都不知道，你是怎麼知道的？ [MSC, trad.]
    我都不知道，你是怎么知道的？ [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ dōu bù zhīdào, nǐ shì zěnme zhīdào de? [Pinyin]
    How come you know it when even I don't know?
  3. (emphasis on object) even, interchangeable with 也 (yě)
    我身上一分錢都沒有。 [MSC, trad.]
    我身上一分钱都没有。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ shēnshàng yī fēn qián dōu méiyǒu. [Pinyin]
    I don't even have a single cent.
    我給她打了四個電話，她一個都沒接。 [MSC, trad.]
    我给她打了四个电话，她一个都没接。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ gěi tā dǎ le sì ge diànhuà, tā yīge dōu méi jiē. [Pinyin]
    I called her four times, but she answered none of them.
    1. (emphasis) Used in the 連……都…… structure; interchangeable with 也 (yě); even
      他連畜生都不如，連自己的父母都不養活。 [MSC, trad.]
      他连畜生都不如，连自己的父母都不养活。 [MSC, simp.]
      Tā lián chùsheng dōu bùrú, lián zìjǐ de fùmǔ dōu bù yǎnghuo. [Pinyin]
      He is no better than an animal, because he doesn't even support his own parents.
  4. (emphasis on verb, in the negative) at all
    睇都未睇過／睇都未睇过 [Cantonese]  ―  tai2 dou1 mei6 tai2 gwo3 [Jyutping]  ―  have not seen a single second of it; have not seen it at all
  5. already
    都四點了。／都四点了。  ―  Dōu sì diǎn le.  ―  It is already 4 o'clock.
    都這麼晚了嗎？／都这么晚了吗？  ―  Dōu zhème wǎn le ma?  ―  Is it that late already?
  6. (Cantonese) as well; also; too
    我都好好。 [Cantonese]  ―  ngo5 dou1 hou2 hou2. [Jyutping]  ―  I'm fine too.
  7. (Cantonese) still; anyways; nevertheless
Usage notes
  • When negating 都, the placement of 不 (bù) is important.
不都: not all, not everyone.
都不: none, no one
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 都 (“all; both”) [map]
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Dialectal synonyms of 也 (“also, too”) [map]
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Compounds

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of 都 – see 嘟 (“to pout; to pucker up; etc.”).
(This character is the second-round simplified form of 嘟).
Notes:
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