豆

See also: 荳 and 묘

豆 U+8C46, 豆 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8C46 ← 豅 [U+8C45] CJK Unified Ideographs 豇 → [U+8C47]

⾖ U+2F96, ⾖ KANGXI RADICAL BEAN ← ⾕ [U+2F95] Kangxi Radicals ⾗ → [U+2F97]

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

豆 (Kangxi radical 151, 豆+0, 7 strokes, cangjie input 一口廿 (MRT), four-corner 1010₈, composition ⿱𠮛䒑)

1. Kangxi radical #151, ⾖.

Derived characters

• Appendix:Chinese radical/豆
• 侸, 哣, 𭎞, 𭐞, 㛒, 㤱, 𢭃, 浢, 𤞟, 𨹜, 逗, 梪, 𭴧, 𪻡, 脰, 䄈, 𥆖, 短, 裋, 𥺉, 𬗖, 䛠, 𧻿, 𨁋, 𮝒, 𫑶, 鋀, 𩊪, 餖(饾), 䱏, 𪏄
• 剅, 𰃛, 𭔰, 郖, 㪷, 㰯, 𣪌, 毭, 𧡀, 頭, 𪁞, 㐙, 壴, 𡘰, 荳, 𪲓, 登, 𥥷, 壹, 䇺, 𪉣, 𭅋, 㢄, 痘, 䖒, 𫔡, 𩰒, 𡇧

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1191, character 14
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 36245
• Dae Jaweon: page 1654, character 12
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3565, character 1
• Unihan data for U+8C46

Chinese

simp. and trad.		豆
alternative forms		荳 “bean”

Glyph origen

Historical forms of the character 豆
Shang	Western Zhou	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Characters in the same phonetic series (豆) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
侸	*toː
剅	*toː, *roː
郖	*toː, *doːs
鬪	*toːs
鋀	*tʰoː
頭	*doː
豆	*doːs
逗	*doːs, *dos
痘	*doːs
梪	*doːs
脰	*doːs
荳	*doːs
浢	*doːs
餖	*doːs
毭	*doːs
豎	*djoʔ
裋	*djoʔ
短	*toːnʔ

Pictogram (象形) – some kind of container. Borrowed phonetically for the plant name. Displaced Old Chinese 菽 (shū). Unrelated to the bottom part of 豊.

Etymology

Derived from 頭 (OC *doː), ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *du (“head”) (STEDT).

"Soybean > bean" is possibly the same word as "round vessel" (Unger, 1984)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): dòu (dou⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄡˋ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): dou⁴

  (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): dōu

  (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): dōu

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): dau⁶ / dau^6-2

  (Dongguan, Jyutping++): daau³

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): eu⁵

  (Yangjiang, Jyutping++): dau⁶

• Gan (Wiktionary): teu⁵
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): thèu

  (Hailu, HRS): teu^˖

  (Meixian, Guangdong): têu⁴

• Jin (Wiktionary): dou³
• Northern Min (KCR): dē
• Eastern Min (BUC): dâu
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): dao⁵
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): tāu / tiō / tō͘

  (Teochew, Peng'im): dao⁷ / dou⁶

  (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): dao¹ / deu⁷

• Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): dau⁶
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶deu / ⁶doe / ⁶de / ⁶dei
  • (Jinhua): ⁶dieu
• Xiang

  (Changsha, Wiktionary): dou⁵

  (Loudi, Wiktionary): ddieu⁵

  (Hengyang, Wiktionary): dou⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dòu
    • Wade–Giles: tou⁴
    • Yale: dòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dow
    • Palladius: доу (dou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /toʊ̯⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dòur
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄡˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dòur
    • Wade–Giles: tou⁴-ʼrh
    • Yale: dòur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dowl
    • Palladius: доур (dour)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/

Note: dòur - bean-related senses.

• • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: dou⁴
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: dou
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /təu²¹³/
  • (Xi'an)
    • Guanzhong Pinyin: dōu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɤu⁵⁵/
  • (Nanjing)
    • Nanjing Pinyin: dōu
    • Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): dou⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /təɯ⁴⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: dau⁶ / dau^6-2
    • Yale: dauh / dáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dau⁶ / dau^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: deo⁶ / deo^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐu̯²²/, /tɐu̯²²⁻³⁵/

Note:

• dau6 - used in compounds;
• dau6-2 - used as a standalone noun.

• (Dongguan, Guancheng)
  • Jyutping++: daau³
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tau³²/
• (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  • Wiktionary: eu⁵
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /eu³²/
• (Yangjiang Yue, Jiangcheng)
  • Jyutping++: dau⁶
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐu⁵⁵/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: teu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɛu¹¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thèu
    • Hakka Romanization System: teu^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: teu²
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰeu̯¹¹/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: teu^˖
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰeu³³/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: têu⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰeu⁵³/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: dou³
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /təu⁴⁵/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: dē
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /te⁵⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: dâu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑu²⁴²/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian, Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: dao⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tau²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, Hui'an, Zhangpu, Changtai, Longyan, General Taiwanese, Singapore, Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tāu
    • Tâi-lô: tāu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dau
    • IPA (Zhangpu, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tau³³/
    • IPA (Hui'an, Penang): /tau²¹/
    • IPA (Longyan): /tau⁵⁵/
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /tau⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Changtai, Singapore): /tau²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Hui'an)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiō
    • Tâi-lô: tiō
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dioi
    • IPA (Hui'an): /tio²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /tio⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Zhangpu, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tō͘
    • Tâi-lô: tōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: do
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tɔ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangpu): /tɔu³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tɔ²²/

Note:

• tāu - vernacular;
• tiō/tō͘ - literary.

• (Teochew)
  • Peng'im: dao⁷ / dou⁶
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tāu / tŏu
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tau¹¹/, /tou³⁵/

Note:

• dao7 - “bean”;
• dou6 - “food container”.

• (Leizhou)
  • Leizhou Pinyin: dao¹ / deu⁷
  • Sinological IPA: /tau³⁵/, /tɛu⁵⁵/

Note:

• dao1 - vernacular;
• deu7 - literary.

• Southern Pinghua
  • (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
    • Jyutping++: dau⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /təu²²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai, Songjiang, Chongming, Suzhou, Shaoxing, Ningbo)
    • Wugniu: ⁶deu
    • MiniDict: deu^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³deu
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /dɤ²³/
    • Sinological IPA (Songjiang): /dɯ¹³/
    • Sinological IPA (Chongming): /dɵ³¹³/
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /døy²³¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Shaoxing): /dɤ¹¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /dœʏ¹¹³/
  • (Northern: Jiading)
    • Wugniu: ⁶doe
    • MiniDict: doe^去
    • Sinological IPA (Jiading): /dø¹³/
  • (Northern: Jiaxing)
    • Wugniu: ⁶de
    • MiniDict: de^去
    • Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /de¹¹³/
  • (Northern: Hangzhou, Zhoushan)
    • Wugniu: ⁶dei
    • MiniDict: dei^去
    • Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /dei¹¹³/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhoushan): /dai¹³/
  • (Jinhua)
    • Wugniu: ⁶dieu
    • Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /diu¹⁴/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: dou⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /təu̯²¹/
  • (Loudi)
    • Wiktionary: ddieu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /di̯ɤ¹¹/
  • (Hengyang)
    • Wiktionary: dou⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /d̥ɘu̯²¹³/

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• Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 豆
Mandarin	Beijing	/tou⁵¹/
	Harbin	/tou⁵³/
	Tianjin	/tou⁵³/
	Jinan	/tou²¹/
	Qingdao	/tou⁴²/
	Zhengzhou	/tou³¹²/
	Xi'an	/tou⁴⁴/
	Xining	/tɯ²¹³/
	Yinchuan	/təu¹³/
	Lanzhou	/tou¹³/
	Ürümqi	/tɤu²¹³/
	Wuhan	/təu³⁵/
	Chengdu	/təu¹³/
	Guiyang	/təu²¹³/
	Kunming	/təu²¹²/
	Nanjing	/təɯ⁴⁴/
	Hefei	/tɯ⁵³/
Jin	Taiyuan	/təu⁴⁵/
	Pingyao	/təu³⁵/
	Hohhot	/təu⁵⁵/
Wu	Shanghai	/dɤ²³/
	Suzhou	/dɤ³¹/
	Hangzhou	/dei¹³/
	Wenzhou	/dɤu²²/
Hui	Shexian	/tʰiu²²/
	Tunxi	/tʰiu¹¹/
Xiang	Changsha	/təu⁵⁵/ /təu¹¹/
	Xiangtan	/dəɯ²¹/
Gan	Nanchang	/tʰɛu²¹/
Hakka	Meixian	/tʰeu⁵³/
	Taoyuan	/tʰeu⁵⁵/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/tɐu²²/
	Nanning	/tɐu²²/
	Hong Kong	/tɐu²²/
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/tɔ²²/ /tau²²/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/tɑu²⁴²/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/te⁴⁴/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/tau³¹/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/ʔdau²³/

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• Middle Chinese: duwH

Rime
Character	豆
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	定 (7)
Final (韻)	侯 (137)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	田候切
Baxter	duwH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/dəuH/
Pan Wuyun	/dəuH/
Shao Rongfen	/dəuH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/dəwH/
Li Rong	/duH/
Wang Li	/dəuH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/dʱə̯uH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	dòu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	dau6

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[N.t]ˤo-s/, /*[d]ˤok-s/

  (Zhengzhang): /*doːs/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	豆	豆
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	dòu	dòu
Middle Chinese	‹ duwH ›	‹ duwH ›
Old Chinese	/*[N.t]ˁo-s/	/*[d]ˁok-s/
English	bean	vessel with a neck
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	豆
Reading #	1/1
No.	2466
Phonetic component	豆
Rime group	侯
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime
Old Chinese	/*doːs/

Definitions

豆

1. pod-bearing plant or its seeds; bean; pea (Classifier: 顆／颗 m; 粒 m)

   綠豆／绿豆  ―  lǜdòu  ―  mung bean

   蠶豆／蚕豆  ―  cándòu  ―  fava bean

   豌豆  ―  wāndòu  ―  pea

2. bean-shaped object (Classifier: 顆／颗 m; 粒 m)

   咖啡豆  ―  kāfēidòu  ―  coffee bean

3. (historical) stemmed shallow bowl on a round base, often with a lid and sometimes with handles, initially earthenware and used as a food container, later also made of wood or bronze and used to hold minced and pickled meats and vegetables and used in ritual sacrifice

Compounds

• 伊豆半島 / 伊豆半岛 (Yīdòu Bàndǎo)
• 俎豆
• 兩豆塞耳 / 两豆塞耳
• 冷灰爆豆
• 凍豆腐 / 冻豆腐
• 刀切豆腐
• 吃豆腐 (chī dòufu)
• 四季豆 (sìjìdòu)
• 土豆 (tǔdòu)
• 大豆 (dàdòu)
• 大豆油
• 寸馬豆人 / 寸马豆人
• 小豆兒 / 小豆儿
• 山扁豆
• 山豆根 (shāndòugēn)
• 巴豆 (bādòu)
• 念豆兒佛 / 念豆儿佛
• 扁豆 (biǎndòu)
• 撒豆成兵
• 敏豆 (mǐndòu)
• 料豆兒 / 料豆儿
• 杏仁豆腐
• 梅豆
• 棧豆 / 栈豆 (zhàndòu)
• 榆瞑豆重
• 楬豆
• 槐豆
• 毛豆 (máodòu)
• 油炸豆兒 / 油炸豆儿 (yóuzhádòur)
• 澡豆
• 濱豇豆 / 滨豇豆
• 炒豆兒 / 炒豆儿
• 烏豆 / 乌豆
• 煮豆燃萁 (zhǔdòuránqí)
• 燃萁煮豆
• 狗豆子
• 瓜分豆剖 (guāfēndòupōu)
• 瓜剖豆分
• 甘納豆 / 甘纳豆
• 甜豆 (tiándòu)
• 發牙豆 / 发牙豆
• 白小豆
• 白豆兒佛 / 白豆儿佛
• 白豆蔻 (báidòukòu)
• 皇帝豆 (huángdìdòu)
• 目光如豆
• 相思豆
• 磨豆腐
• 稨豆 (biǎndòu)
• 種豆得豆 / 种豆得豆
• 簞食豆羹 / 箪食豆羹
• 籩豆 / 笾豆
• 糟豆腐
• 紅豆 / 红豆 (hóngdòu)
• 綠豆 / 绿豆 (lǜdòu)
• 綠豆皮兒 / 绿豆皮儿
• 綠豆稀飯 / 绿豆稀饭
• 綠豆糕 / 绿豆糕 (lǜdòugāo)
• 綠豆蠅 / 绿豆蝇
• 羅漢豆 / 罗汉豆 (luóhàndòu)
• 羽扇豆
• 老豆
• 老豆腐 (lǎodòufu)
• 肉豆蔻 (ròudòukòu)
• 胡豆 (húdòu)
• 臭豆
• 臭豆腐 (chòudòufu)
• 芻豆 / 刍豆
• 芽豆 (yádòu)
• 芝麻綠豆 / 芝麻绿豆 (zhīma lǜdòu)
• 荷蘭豆 / 荷兰豆 (hélándòu)
• 萁豆
• 菉豆 (lǜdòu)
• 菜豆 (càidòu)
• 菉豆眼
• 萹豆 (biǎndòu)
• 虎爪豆
• 蛾眉豆
• 蜜豆冰
• 蠶豆 / 蚕豆 (cándòu)
• 蠶豆症 / 蚕豆症 (cándòuzhèng)
• 觴豆 / 觞豆
• 豆乳 (dòurǔ)
• 豆乾 / 豆干 (dòugān)
• 豆兒大 / 豆儿大
• 豆剖
• 豆剖瓜分
• 豆嘴兒 / 豆嘴儿
• 豆大
• 豆姑娘
• 豆娘 (dòuniáng)
• 豆娘子
• 豆子 (dòuzi)
• 豆宣
• 豆干 (dòugān)
• 豆條 / 豆条
• 豆槐
• 豆汁 (dòuzhī)
• 豆沙 (dòushā)
• 豆油 (dòuyóu)
• 豆渣 (dòuzhā)
• 豆漺
• 豆漿 / 豆浆 (dòujiāng)
• 豆爽 (dòushuǎng)
• 豆瓣醬 / 豆瓣酱 (dòubànjiàng)
• 豆皮 (dòupí)
• 豆碹
• 豆秸灰
• 豆算
• 豆簽 / 豆签
• 豆粥
• 豆絲 / 豆丝
• 豆綠 / 豆绿 (dòulǜ)
• 豆羹
• 豆脯
• 豆腐
• 豆腐乳 (dòufurǔ)
• 豆腐乾 / 豆腐干
• 豆腐官
• 豆腐干
• 豆腐心
• 豆腐皮 (dòufupí)
• 豆腐腦 / 豆腐脑 (dòufunǎo)
• 豆腐衣
• 豆腐西施
• 豆腐飯 / 豆腐饭 (dòufufàn)
• 豆腐鯊 / 豆腐鲨 (dòufushā)
• 豆花 (dòuhuā)
• 豆芽 (dòuyá)
• 豆芽菜 (dòuyácài)
• 豆苗 (dòumiáo)
• 豆莢 / 豆荚 (dòujiá)
• 豆萁
• 豆萁之喻
• 豆萁相煎
• 豆萱
• 豆蓉
• 豆蒜
• 豆蔻 (dòukòu)
• 豆蔻年華 / 豆蔻年华 (dòukòuniánhuá)
• 豆蔻梢頭 / 豆蔻梢头
• 豆薯 (dòushǔ)
• 豆角 (dòujiǎo)
• 豆豉
• 豆豉油
• 豆象
• 豆醬 / 豆酱 (dòujiàng)
• 豆重榆瞑
• 豆雁
• 豆青 (dòuqīng)
• 豆餅 / 豆饼 (dòubǐng)
• 豆饌 / 豆馔
• 豇豆 (jiāngdòu)
• 豌豆 (wāndòu)
• 赤小豆 (chìxiǎodòu)
• 赤豆 (chìdòu)
• 跳豆
• 迸豆兒 / 迸豆儿
• 醬豆腐 / 酱豆腐 (jiàngdòufu)
• 野毛扁豆
• 野豌豆
• 銅豌豆 / 铜豌豆
• 鐵蠶豆 / 铁蚕豆
• 長豇豆 / 长豇豆
• 雲豆 / 云豆 (yúndòu)
• 青豆 (qīngdòu)
• 馬齒豆 / 马齿豆 (mǎchǐdòu)
• 麻婆豆腐 (mápó dòufu)
• 麻豆
• 黃豆 / 黄豆 (huángdòu)
• 黃豆芽 / 黄豆芽
• 黑豆

 

Descendants

• → Proto-Southwestern Tai: *tʰuəᴮ¹
  • Ahom: 𑜌𑜥 (thū)
  • Khün: ᨳ᩠ᩅᩫ᩵
  • Lao: ຖົ່ວ (thūa)
  • Lü: ᦷᦏᧈ (ṫho¹)
  • Northern Thai: ᨳ᩠ᩅᩫ᩵
  • Phake: ထုဝ် (thuw)
  • Shan: ထူဝ်ႇ (thò)
  • Tai Dam: ꪖ꪿ꪺ (thua2)
  • Tai Dón: ꪖꪺꫀ (tho2)
  • Tai Nüa: ᥗᥨᥝᥱ (thǒw)
  • Thai: ถั่ว (tùua)

References

• “豆”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

豆

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)

1. bean, legume

Readings

• Go-on: ず (zu, Jōyō ^†)^{←づ (du, historical)}
• Kan-on: とう (tō, Jōyō)
• Kun: まめ (mame, 豆, Jōyō)
• Nanori: ど (do)

Compounds

Compounds

• 豆(とう)乳(にゅう) (tōnyū, “soy milk”)
• 豆(とう)腐(ふ) (tōfu, “tofu”)
• 小豆(あずき) (azuki, “azuki bean”)
• 豌豆(えんどう) (endō)
• 大(だい)豆(ず) (daizu, “soybean”)
• 納豆(なっとう) (nattō, “natto”)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
豆
まめ Grade: 3
kun'yomi

⟨mame₂⟩ → /mame/

From Old Japanese, in turn from Proto-Japonic *mamay.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) まめ [màméꜜ] (Odaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ma̠me̞]

Noun

豆(まめ) • (mame) 

1. the pulses
2. a bean
   • 1988 July 30 [1984 July 25], Fujiko F. Fujio, “世(せ)界(かい)名(めい)作(さく)童(どう)話(わ)第(だい)５(ご)巻(かん)　ジャックと豆(まめ)の木(き) [World’s Renowned Fairy Tales Book 5: Jack and the Beanstalk]”, in ポストの中の明日 [Post-Mid-Tomorrow] (藤子不二雄少年SF短編集; 2), 10th edition, volume 2 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 120:

     ジャックは豆(まめ)の木をつたって、雲の上にのぼりました。

     Jakku wa mame no ki o tsutatte, kumo no ue ni noborimashita.

     Jack scrambled along the beanstalk, climbed up above the clouds.

3. a pea
4. a soybean

Derived terms

• 豆蔦(マメヅタ) (mamezuta)
• 豆(マメ)甘(ウマシ) (mameumashi), 豆(マメ)回(マワ)し (mamemawashi): Japanese grosbeak
• 蝗豆(イナゴマメ) (inago-mame)
• 隠元豆(インゲンマメ) (ingen-mame)
• 枝(えだ)豆(まめ) (edamame, “edamame”)
• 狸豆(タヌキマメ) (tanuki-mame)
• 蝶豆(チョウマメ) (chōmame)
• 鉈豆(ナタマメ) (natamame)
• 南京豆(なんきんまめ) (Nankin mame)
• 八升豆(ハッショウマメ) (hasshōmame)
• 藤豆(フジマメ) (fuji-mame)

Idioms

• 豆(まめ)を植(う)えて稗(ひえ)を得(え)る (mame o uete hie o eru, “to do something expecting good results, instead getting bad results”)

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 豆 (MC duwH).

Historical readings

• Recorded as Middle Korean 뚜ᇢ〮 (Yale: ttwúw) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448.
• Recorded as Middle Korean 두 (twu) (Yale: twu) in Sinjeung Yuhap (新增類合 / 신증유합), 1576.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tu]
• Phonetic hangul: [두]

Hanja

Wikisource

豆 (eumhun 콩 두 (kong du))

1. hanja form^? of 두 (“bean”)

Compounds

Compounds

• 두부 (豆腐, dubu, “tofu”)
• 두유 (豆乳, duyu, “soy milk”)
• 두유 (豆油, duyu)
• 대두 (大豆, daedu)
• 녹두 (綠豆, nokdu)
• 두류 (豆類, duryu)
• 두아 (豆芽, dua)
• 흑두 (黑豆, heukdu)
• 홍두 (紅豆, hongdu)

References

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [2]

Vietnamese

Han character

豆: Hán Nôm readings: đậu, dấu

1. chữ Hán form of đậu (“bean”).

Derived terms

• 豆漿 (đậu tương)
• 豆腐 (đậu hủ)
• 豆芽 (đậu nha)
• 豆蔻 (đậu khấu)

 

Zhuang

Noun

豆

1. Sawndip form of daeuh (“seaweed, algae”)

Adjective

豆

1. Sawndip form of daeuh (“green (as seaweed or algae)”)