Character: 豆
Modern (Beijing) reading: dòu
Preclassic Old Chinese: d(h)ōs
Classic Old Chinese: d(h)ōh
Western Han Chinese: d(h)wāh
Eastern Han Chinese: d(h)wāh
Early Postclassic Chinese: d(h)ṑw
Middle Postclassic Chinese: d(h)ǝ̄̀w
Late Postclassic Chinese: d(h)ǝ̄̀w
Middle Chinese: dʌ̀w
English meaning : a dou vessel
Russian meaning[s]: 1) бобы; соя; общее название для бобовых растений; 2) древн. сосуд для мяса; жертвенный сосуд; 3) Доу (фамилия)
Comments: A round vessel of clay or wood for serving solid food. Since Late Zhou the character is used for a homonymous word *d(h)ōs 'bean(s)'.
Radical: 151
Four-angle index: 556
Karlgren code: 0118 a-c
Vietnamese reading: d_ậu
Jianchuan Bai: tɨ3
Dali Bai: tɨ3
Bijiang Bai: dɨ2
