对 duì right; correct; couple
Made up of [又 yòu also; in addition; and radical 29, 寸 cùn unit of length; inch; thumb radical 41]Alternative traditional form of character: 對
Made with 5 strokes.
A measure word for 'pair' of things as alternative to 'liang'.
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Also uses 又 yòu component: 报 bào (to announce) 度 dù (to pass) 发 fà (to send out) 反 fǎn (contrary) 服 fú (clothes) 汉 hàn (chinese) 欢 huān (merry) 及 jí (and) 鸡 jī (fowl) 艰 jiān (difficult) 难 nán (difficult) 取 qǔ (to take) 圣 shèng (holy) 受 shòu (to receive) 树 shù (tree) 双 shuāng (pair) 友 yǒu (friend) 泽 zé (pool) 支 zhī (to support)
Also uses 寸 cùn component: 得 dé (get) 封 fēng (to confer) 过 guò (past) 将 jiāng (will) 射 shè (to shoot) 时 shí (time) 树 shù (tree) 寺 sì (Buddhist temple)
Sounds same
兑 duì (Lake) 兑 duì 兑 duì (to cash)Pronunciation
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Proverbs
对牛弹琴 duì niú tán qín Wasting your time on pointless efforts. The 'lute' in this case is the qin, a traditional musical instrument. To address an inappropriate and unappreciative audience. A story from the Han dynasty when Mouzi Lihuolun, a Confucian scholar, tried to describe Buddhist teaching to an audience but failed because his audience had no basic understanding of the concepts对症下药 duì zhèng xià yào Take the right measures to solve a problem to achieve the desired result
驴唇不对马嘴 lǖ chún bù duì mǎ zuǐ Something that is out of place and inappropriate
牛衣对泣 niú yī duì qì A couple who are destitute and miserable. They have no money for clothes so use a straw cape made for oxen. Usually used as an admonishment to get a grip and battle with difficulties rather than giving in to self pity.