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堵 (dǔ): To block — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1. Animated Stroke Order 堵

Watch each stroke animate in order, then practice the same sequence by hand.

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How to write 堵 — animated stroke order

62 learners have practiced this character

2. Stroke Order Diagrams 堵

堵 stroke order diagram

3. Character Breakdown

Left-Right
堵=者person, that which+土earth, soil

Earth (土) used to block or seal (者) — to stop up or obstruct, like filling a gap with soil.

4. Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 堵

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堵 handwriting practice sheet - portrait
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5. HSK Vocabulary: 堵

HSK words that contain this character.

dǔ chē

堵车

traffic jam

HSK 4

6. Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 堵 is used in context

qián前
miàn面
de的
jiāo交
tōng通
shì事
gù故
bǎ把
lù路
dǔ堵
zhù住
le了
。

The traffic accident ahead has blocked the road.

zǎo早
shàng上
shàng上
bān班
lù路
shang上
jīng经
cháng常
dǔ
shuǐ水
guǎn管
dǔ堵
sè塞
xū需
yào要
zhǎo找
rén人
xiū
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qǐng请
bǎ把
mén门
dǔ堵
zhù住
bú不
ràng

Information

Traditional堵
Radical土
Strokes11
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#768
Zhuyinㄉㄨˇ
UnicodeU+5835
CangjieYGHR

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堵
chē车
。

There are often traffic jams on the way to work in the morning

修
lǐ理
。

The blocked water pipe needs to be repaired by someone

让
fēng风
jìn进
lái来
。

Please block the door to keep the wind out

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