都dōu, dū

WHOLE CHARACTER

都dōu, dū

all; both; even

都 is dōu when it means all; it is dū in words for a capital or city.

LEFT VISUAL PIECE

者zhě

person or thing that; marker

Standalone marker meaning is kept separate from its role in other characters.

In 都: left visual piece Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.

VARIANT COMPONENT

阝fù; yì

mound/step-hill (阜, the LEFT ear); city/place (邑, the RIGHT ear)

A bound radical form with two shapes: the left ear from 阜 (as in 院), the right ear from 邑 (as in 那, 部). Not a standalone page.

In 都: variant component On the right this form is the city-side form derived from 邑.