豆蔻 dòu kòu

fig. a girl's teenage years; a budding beauty

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 34921st word

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. a girl's teenage years
  2. 2. a budding beauty
  3. 3. cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum)
  4. 4. maidenhood

Characters

Character Meaning
豆 dòu HSK 5
bean; pea; variant of 豆dòu
蔻 kòu
see 肉豆蔻ròu dòu kòu nutmeg, 豆蔻dòu kòu cardamon