Meanings
- to stay
- to stop
- to tease (play with)
- amusing
- short pause in reading aloud, equivalent to comma (also written 读dòu [读])
- to tempt
- to allure
- to arouse
- to stir
- to linger
- to pause
- to make fun of
- to provoke
- to probe for information
- to inspect someone
- check their identity
- to lift up something heavy slightly
- to receive (red packets
- lucky money)
- to receive salary, usually used in a derogatory sense to imply that one is undeserving of the 'easy money' they received
Written Forms
逗Traditional · Main Form
读dòu [读]Alternate Form