兜

• ピンイン: dōu
• 漢字の分解: 兜 = 儿 + 白 + 冂 — originally depicted a helmet or wrap-around container

意味

（包むように）受け止めて持つ；ぐるっと回る（回り道する）

Has multiple meanings: wrapping and carrying something physically (兜着东西), making a detour or circuit (兜一圈), or soliciting customers. As a noun, 兜 also means pocket, synonymous with 口袋 in colloquial northern speech.

例文

1. 他用围裙兜着刚从树上摘下的苹果。
2. 我们沿湖边兜了一大圈才回到出发点。
3. 她把散落的糖果用手帕兜了起来。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, colloquial

トーン: neutral

正しい言い方

• 他用衣摆兜住掉落的零件，免得散落一地。(He used his shirttail to catch the falling parts so they wouldn't scatter everywhere.)
• 我们出去兜一圈再回来，顺便透透气。(Let's go out for a round and come back, getting some fresh air along the way.)

避ける言い方

• 兜起责任 — for 'taking responsibility' use 承担责任 or 担起责任; 兜 suggests physically wrapping or carrying, not abstract responsibility

起源と歴史

兜 is a pictographic character depicting a bag or container that wraps things

文化的背景

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal