都

Note that there are two Unicode z-variants, with code points U+90FD and U+FA26 (the latter is a compatibility variant and contains an extra dot below 耂 in 者).

都 (radical 163, 邑+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 十日弓中 (JANL), four-corner 4762₇, composition ⿰者⻏)

• KangXi: page 1274, character 9
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 39497
• Dae Jaweon: page 1773, character 1
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 6, page 3776, character 7
• Unihan data for U+90FD
• Unihan data for U+FA26

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *taː) : phonetic 者 (OC *tjaːʔ) + semantic ⻏ (“town, city”).

都

1. metropolis; large city
2. capital; capital city
3. ^† to make a place the capital city; to establish a capital
4. ^† graceful; elegant
5. A surname​. Du
6. (literary) all

   大都  ―  dàdū  ―  generally

都

1. all; both (used to indicate that the statement is true for every subject or object)

   我都知道了。  ―  Wǒ dōu zhīdào le.  ―  I know everything. [ambiguous; may also mean “Even I know”.]

   他比任何人都好。  ―  Tā bǐ rènhé rén dōu hǎo.  ―  He is better than anyone else.

   這裡的人我都認識。 [MSC, trad.]
   这里的人我都认识。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhèlǐ de rén wǒ dōu rènshí. [Pinyin]

   I know everyone here.

   現在在超市什麼都買得到。 [MSC, trad.]
   现在在超市什么都买得到。 [MSC, simp.]

   Xiànzài zài chāoshì shénme dōu mǎi de dào. [Pinyin]

   These days everything can be bought from a supermarket.

   他什麼電影都不看。 [MSC, trad.]
   他什么电影都不看。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā shénme diànyǐng dōu bù kàn. [Pinyin]

   He doesn't watch any movies.

   我真羨慕他，在哪裡都能睡得著。 [MSC, trad.]
   我真羡慕他，在哪里都能睡得着。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ zhēn xiànmù tā, zài nǎlǐ dōu néng shuìdezháo. [Pinyin]

   I really envy him; he can sleep wherever he is.

2. (emphasis on subject) even

   我都不知道，你是怎麼知道的？ [MSC, trad.]
   我都不知道，你是怎么知道的？ [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ dōu bù zhīdào, nǐ shì zěnme zhīdào de? [Pinyin]

   How come you know it when even I don't know?

3. (emphasis on object) even, interchangeable with 也 (yě)

   我身上一分錢都沒有。 [MSC, trad.]
   我身上一分钱都没有。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ shēnshàng yī fēn qián dōu méiyǒu. [Pinyin]

   I don't even have a single cent.

   我給她打了四個電話，她一個都沒接。 [MSC, trad.]
   我给她打了四个电话，她一个都没接。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ gěi tā dǎ le sì ge diànhuà, tā yīge dōu méi jiē. [Pinyin]

   I called her four times, but she answered none of them.

   1. (emphasis) Used in the 連……都…… structure; interchangeable with 也 (yě); even

      他連畜生都不如，連自己的父母都不養活。 [MSC, trad.]
      他连畜生都不如，连自己的父母都不养活。 [MSC, simp.]

      Tā lián chùsheng dōu bùrú, lián zìjǐ de fùmǔ dōu bù yǎnghuo. [Pinyin]

      He is no better than an animal, because he doesn't even support his own parents.

4. already

   都四點了。 / 都四点了。  ―  Dōu sì diǎn le.  ―  It is already 4 o'clock.

   都這麼晚了嗎？ / 都这么晚了吗？  ―  Dōu zhème wǎn le ma?  ―  Is it that late already?

5. (Cantonese) as well; also; too

   我都好好。 [Guangzhou Cantonese]  ―  Ngo⁵ dou¹ hou² hou². [Jyutping]  ―  I'm fine too.

• When negating 都, the placement of 不 (bù) is important.

不都: not all, not everyone.

都不: none, no one

(grade 3 “Kyōiku” kanji)

• Go-on: つ (tsu, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: と (to, Jōyō)
• On: ちょ (cho)
• Kun: みやこ (miyako, 都, Jōyō); すべて (subete, 都て)

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) みやこ [mìyákó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [mʲija̠ko̞]

都 (hiragana みやこ, rōmaji miyako)

1. place of residence of the emperor
2. capital city

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) と [tò] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [to̞]

都 (hiragana と, rōmaji to)

1. capital (city)
2. city
3. the prefecture of Tokyo
   • 東京 (とうきょう)都 (と)

     Tōkyō-to

     Tokyo; the metropolis of Tokyo

   • 都 (と)庁 (ちょう)

     Tochō

     the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office

都 • (do) (hangeul 도)

1. capital (city)
2. all, the whole
3. elegent, refined

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都 (đô)

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