豆 [荳] dòu
: bean; pea
: sacrificial vessel
Kun Reading
豆 OR 荳 | まめ mame
noun
: legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, such as beans, peas, pulses, etc.); beans; peas
: soya bean (soybean); soy (Glycine max)
: (Colloquialism) female genitalia (esp. the clitoris)
: (Colloquialism) blister; corn
: (Food term) (Colloquialism) kidney; (Noun prefix) miniature; tiny
: child
On Reading
とう tou
ず zu
Usage:
豆子 dou4zi: bean; pea
豆蓉 dou4rong2: sweetened bean paste
荳[豆]角 dou4jiao3: string bean; snap bean; green bean
豆腐 dou4fu: tofu; bean curd [とうふ toufu]
[きぬごし豆腐 | きぬごしどうふ kinugoshi doufu: silken tofu; soft tofu]
豆腐皮 dou4fu pi2: soy bean milk skin
[ゆば yuba: tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk]
臭豆腐 chou4 dou4fu: stinky tofu; strong-smelling preserved beancurd; fig. rough exterior but lovable person
[しゅうどうふ shuudoufu OR ちょうどうふ chuudoufu: fermented tofu; stinky tofu]
磨豆腐 mo4 dou4fu: to grumble; to chatter away incessantly
麻婆豆腐 ma2 po2 dou4 fu3: mapo tofu; stir-fried beancurd in chili sauce
[マーボどうふ maabodoufu OR マーボーどうふ maaboodoufu]
豆漿[浆] dou4jiang1: soy milk
豆奶 dou4nai3: soy milk [豆乳 | とうにゅう tounyuu: soy milk]
豆油 dou4you2: soy milk [まめあぶら mameabura]
豆豉 dou4chi3: black bean; black bean sauce
[黒豆 | くろまめ kuromame: black soy bean]
豇豆 jiang1dou4: cowpea; black-eyed bean
豆苗 dou4miao2: pea shoots; bean seedling [トーミョウ toomyou OR とうみょう toumyou: pea sprouts]
土豆 tu3dou4: potato; peanut (Taiwan)
土豆網[网] tu3 dou4 wang3: Tudou, a Chinese video-sharing website
豆芽菜 dou4 ya2 cai4: bean sprouts [萌やし | もやし]
黃荳[豆] huang2dou4: soy bean
大荳[豆] da4dou4: soy bean [大豆 | だいず taizu]
紅[红]豆 hong2dou4: adzuki bean [小豆 | あずき azuki: adzuki beans]
豆沙包 dou4 sha1 bao1: (red) bean paste bun
綠[绿]豆 lü4dou4: mung bean [緑豆 | りょくとう ryokutou]
豆汁 dou4zhi1: fermented drink made from ground mung beans; soy milk
[とうじゅう toujuu: mung bean milk]
豌豆 wan1dou4: pea
[えんどう endou OR えんどうまめ endoumame: green peas]
[枝豆 | えだまめ edamame:edamame (green soybeans)]
納[纳]豆 na4dou4: nattō, a type of fermented soybean, popular as a breakfast food in Japan
[納豆 | なっとう nattou: natto (fermented soybeans)]
蕓[芸]荳 yun4dou4: kidney bean; peas and beans in general
蠶[蚕]豆 can2 dou4: broad bean (Vicia faba); fava bean
[蚕豆 | そらまめ soramame]
鹰嘴豆 yingzui3 dou4: chickpea (Cicer arietinum); garbanzo bean
[雛豆 | ひよこまめ hiyokomame]
甜豆 tian2dou4: sugar snap pea
荷蘭[兰]豆 he2 lan2 dou4: snow pea
Japanese common word / expression / idiom
豆腐に鎹 | とうふにかすがい toufu ni kasugai
: having no effect; waste of effort
豆腐の角に頭をぶつけて死ね | とうふのかどにあたまをぶつけてしね toufu no kado ni atama o butsukete shine
: take a long walk off a short pier; go stick your head in a pig; lit: bash your head against the corner of a block of tofu and die
鳩が豆鉄砲を食ったよう | はとがまめでっぽうをくったよう hato ga mame deppou o kuttayou
: like a pigeon who’s been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)
Chinese idiom
心急吃不了熱豆腐 [心急吃不了热豆腐] xin1 ji2 chi1 bu5 liao3 re4 dou4 fu5
: hasty men don’t get to eat hot tofu; one just has to be patient; haste will ruin everything
刀子嘴巴，豆腐心 dao1 zi zui3 ba5, dou4 fu xin1
: lit. knife mouth but heart of bean curd; sharp tongue concealing a caring heart
種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆 [种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆] zhong4 gua1 de2 gua1 , zhong4 dou4 de2 dou4
: lit. Sow melon and you get melon, sow beans and you get beans. fig. As you sow, so shall you reap. One must live with the consequences of one’s actions. You’ve made your bed, now must lie on it.
雷公打豆腐，揀軟的欺 [雷公打豆腐，拣软的欺]
lei2 gong1 da3 dou4 fu, jian3 ruan3 de qi1
: the God of Thunder strikes bean curd, a bully picks the weakest person; to pick on an easy target
Etymology:
象形 Pictographic .
Picture of a high-legged serving dish (original meaning: flask).
“Bean” radical #151
Semantic / Variant
荳
Examples:
豆浆油条 – JJ Lin Jun Jie 林俊杰
作词：张思尔
作曲：林俊杰
喝纯白的豆浆 是纯白的浪漫
望着你可爱脸蛋 和你纯真的模样
我傻傻对你笑 是你忧愁解药
你说我就像油条 很简单却很美好
＊我知道 你和我 就像是豆浆油条
要一起 吃下去 味道才会是最好
你需要我的傻笑 我需要你的拥抱
爱情就是要这样它才不会淡掉
我知道 有时候 也需要吵吵闹闹
但始终 也知道 只有你对我最好
豆浆离不开油条 让我爱你爱到老
爱情就是要这样它才幸福美好
我知道 都知道 你知道 你都知道
好不好 别偷笑 笑 让我知道(就好)
我喝完热豆浆 却念著还想要
你吃完金黄油条 爱情又要再发酵
repeat＊
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary