豆腐
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
豆腐 (dòufu) · tofu
豆腐 (dòufu) means “tofu; bean curd”. It is written with 2 characters: 豆 (beans) + 腐 (to spoil). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 豆腐 is built
The characters
豆 dòu · beans
What 豆 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: An old serving dish 口 on a stand with a lid 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
腐 fǔ · to spoil
What 腐 is made of
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 付fù — give
- 亻rén — person
- 寸cùn — inch
- 肉ròu — meat
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 仌bīng — frozen
- 人rén — person
- 人rén — person
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 肉 gives the meaning, 付 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我很喜欢吃豆腐。Wǒ hěn xǐhuan chī dòufu.I really like eating tofu.
这道豆腐汤怎么做？Zhè dào dòufu tāng zěnme zuò?How do you make this tofu soup?
Questions about 豆腐
What does 豆腐 mean?
豆腐 (dòufu) means “tofu; bean curd”.
How do you pronounce 豆腐?
豆腐 is pronounced dòufu.
Which HSK level is 豆腐?
豆腐 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
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Learn 豆腐 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 97: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.