兜

• 拼音: dōu
• 汉字拆解: 兜 = 儿 + 白 + 冂 — originally depicted a helmet or wrap-around container

含义

To carry or hold something in a cupped or wrapped manner; to go around in a circuit; to canvass or solicit. Also used as a noun meaning pocket.

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.

例句

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。

用法指南

语境: daily life, colloquial

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 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.)

错误说法

• 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

起源与历史

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

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal