都督

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Chinese

metropolis; capital city; all
metropolis; capital city; all; both (if two things are involved); entirely; even; already
 
supervise
simp. and trad.
(都督)
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Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (5) (5)
Final () (23) (6)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () I I
Fanqie
Baxter tu towk
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/tuo/ /tuok̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/tuo/ /tuok̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/to/ /tok̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/tɔ/ /tawk̚/
Li
Rong
/to/ /tok̚/
Wang
Li
/tu/ /tuok̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/tuo/ /tuok̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
du
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
dou1 duk1

Noun

都督

  1. commander in charge of all military assets for a zhou; chief controller

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (都督):

Others:

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
とく
Grade: S
Alternative spelling
都督 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

()(とく) (totoku

  1. an official military title in ancient China

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

都督

  1. chữ Hán form of đô đốc ((military) admiral of Vietnam People's Navy; an official military title in ancient China and Vietnam.).