dǒu

to tremble

to shake out; to reveal; to make it in the world

hand (扌) + phonetic (斗) = tremble and shake

The hand radical anchors the physical act of shaking or trembling. 斗 gives the sound dǒu and does not carry the meaning here.

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A dipperPhonetic

他冷得全身直

tā lěng de quán shēn zhí dǒu。

He was so cold that his whole body kept trembling.

她把被子了抖,上面的灰尘都飞走了。

tā bǎ bèizi dǒu le dǒu,shàngmiàn de huīchén dōu fēi zǒu le。

She shook out the quilt and all the dust flew off.

Words with 抖

颤抖

chàn dǒu

to shudder

颤抖不已

chàn dǒu bù yǐ

to shake like a leaf (idiom)

吓得发抖

xià dé fā dǒu

to tremble with fear

战抖

zhàn dǒu

to shudder

抖M

dǒu m

(slang) masochist (from Japanese ドM, "doemu")

抖内

dǒu nèi

variant of 斗內|斗内[dou3 nei4]

抖动

dǒu dòng

to quiver

抖搂

dǒu lou

to shake out

抖擞

dǒu sǒu

to rouse

抖擞精神

dǒu sǒu jīng shén

to gather one's spirits

抖瑟

dǒu sè

to quiver

抖缩

dǒu suō

to cower

More characters with 扌