Usage of the character 杜

birchleaf pear (tree)
to stop
to prevent
to restrict

Dù

杜

[杜]

surname Du

dùyǔ

杜宇

[杜宇]

cuckoo
same as 杜鵑鳥／杜鹃鸟

Dù Wēi

杜威

[杜威]

Du Wei (1982-), Shanghai soccer star
Dewey (name)

dùsè

杜塞

[杜塞]

to stop
to block

dùmén

杜门

[杜門]

to close the door (lit. and fig.)

Dùjí

杜集

[杜集]

Duji, a district of Huaibei City 淮北市 ( Huáibéi Shì), Anhui

dùkǒu

杜口

[杜口]

to remain silent

Dùmǎ

杜马

[杜馬]

Duma, lower chamber of Russian parliament

Dùbāng

杜邦

[杜邦]

DuPont (company)

fángdù

防杜

[防杜]

to prevent

dùzhòng

杜仲

[杜仲]

eucommia (a kind of rubber tree)

dùjué

杜绝

[杜絕]

to put an end to

Dù Fǔ

杜甫

[杜甫]

Du Fu (712-770), great Tang dynasty poet

dùjuān

杜鹃

[杜鵑]

cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp., also written 杜鵑鳥／杜鹃鸟)
Indian azalea (Rhododendron simsii Planch, also written 杜鵑花／杜鹃花)

Dùbài

杜拜

[杜拜]

Dubai (Tw)

Dùhā

杜哈

[杜哈]

Doha, capital of Qatar (Tw)

dùzhuàn

杜撰

[杜撰]

to fabricate
to make sth up
invented

Dù Mù

杜牧

[杜牧]

Du Mu (803-852) Tang dynasty poet

dùhéng

杜衡

[杜衡]

Asarum forbesii (wild ginger plant)

Dù Kāng

杜康

[杜康]

Du Kang, legendary inventor of wine

dùlí

杜梨

[杜梨]

birchleaved pear (Pyrus betulaefolia)

Dùbǐ

杜比

[杜比]

Dolby (audio technology)

dùhéng

杜蘅

[杜蘅]

Asarum forbesii (wild ginger plant)

Dùshìxiàn

杜氏腺

[杜氏腺]

Dufour gland (produces female sex hormone in bees)

Dùlěisī

杜蕾斯

[杜蕾斯]

Durex, a condom brand name

Dùjuānzuò

杜鹃座

[杜鵑座]

Tucana (constellation)

Dùběnnèi

杜本内

[杜本內]

Dubonnet (name)
Dubonnet (red vermouth aperitif wine)

Wǎdùzī

瓦杜兹

[瓦杜茲]

Vaduz, capital of Liechtenstein

Dù Yuèshēng

杜月笙

[杜月笙]

Du Yuesheng (1888-1951), Shanghai secret-society leader, banker, industrialist

xiǎodùjuān

小杜鹃

[小杜鵑]

(bird species of China) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

dàdùjuān

大杜鹃

[大杜鵑]

(bird species of China) common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)

Dùshàngbié

杜尚别

[杜尚別]

Dushanbe, capital of Tajikistan

Dù Xúnhè

杜荀鹤

[杜荀鶴]

Du Xunhe (846-904), Tang poet

dùjuānniǎo

杜鹃鸟

[杜鵑鳥]

cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp.)

dùsōngzǐ

杜松子

[杜鬆子]

juniper berry

zhōngdùjuān

中杜鹃

[中杜鵑]

(bird species of China) Himalayan cuckoo (Cuculus saturatus)

dùjuānhuā

杜鹃花

[杜鵑花]

Indian Azalea (Rhododendron simsii Planch)

dùjuānkē

杜鹃科

[杜鵑科]

Cuculidae, bird family including cuckoo 杜鵑鳥／杜鹃鸟

dùlěngdīng

杜冷丁

[杜冷丁]

(medicine) dolantin (loanword)
pethidine

Dù Qífēng

杜琪峰

[杜琪峰]

Johnnie To (1955-), Hong Kong film director

Dà Lǐ Dù

大李杜

[大李杜]

Li Bai 李白 ( Lǐ Bái) and Du Fu 杜甫 ( Dù Fǔ)

Dùjí Qū

杜集区

[杜集區]

Duji, a district of Huaibei City 淮北市 ( Huáibéi Shì), Anhui

Měidùshā

美杜莎

[美杜莎]

Medusa (monster of Greek mythology)

dùbīnquǎn

杜宾犬

[杜賓犬]

Doberman (dog breed)

Wànnàdù

万那杜

[萬那杜]

Vanuatu, country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean (Tw)

Dùdǔmǎ

杜笃玛

[杜篤瑪]

Dodoma, capital of Tanzania (Tw)

Màidùgǔlǐ

迈杜古里

[邁杜古裡]

Maiduguri, city in north Nigeria

Dùsèdàofū

杜塞道夫

[杜塞道夫]

Düsseldorf (Germany)
also written 杜塞爾多夫／杜塞尔多夫 ( Dùsāi'ěrduōfū)

bāshēngdùjuān

八声杜鹃

[八聲杜鵑]

(bird species of China) plaintive cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus)

Dù'ěrbótè

杜尔伯特

[杜爾伯特]

Dorbod Mongol autonomous county in Daqing 大慶／大庆 ( Dàqìng), Heilongjiang

Wǎjiādùgǔ

瓦加杜古

[瓦加杜古]

Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso

fángwēidùjiàn

防微杜渐

[防微杜漸]

to nip in the bud (idiom)

dùjuānhuākē

杜鹃花科

[杜鵑花科]

Ericaceae (botany), genus containing rhododendron and azalea

Dùjiābānnà

杜嘉班纳

[杜嘉班納]

Dolce & Gabbana (fashion)

sìshēngdùjuān

四声杜鹃

[四聲杜鵑]

(bird species of China) Indian cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus)

Duvalier (name)

dùménbùchū

杜门不出

[杜門不出]

to shut the door and remain inside
fig. to cut off contact

zōngfùdùjuān

棕腹杜鹃

[棕腹杜鵑]

(bird species of China) Malaysian hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx fugax)

Dùyīsībǎo

杜伊斯堡

[杜伊斯堡]

Duisburg, city in the Ruhr 魯爾區／鲁尔区 ( Luěr Qū), Germany

dùkǒuguǒzú

杜口裹足

[杜口裹足]

too frightened to move or speak

Dùshìxiàntǐ

杜氏腺体

[杜氏腺體]

Dufour gland (produces female sex hormone in bees)

lìbāndùjuān

栗斑杜鹃

[栗斑杜鵑]

(bird species of China) banded bay cuckoo (Cacomantis sonneratii)

Abǔdùlā

阿卜杜拉

[阿卜杜拉]

Abdullah (name)

Dù Fǔ Cǎotáng

杜甫草堂

[杜甫草堂]

Du Fu's Thatched Cottage (park and museum in Chengdu)

dùjiānfángméng

杜渐防萌

[杜漸防萌]

to nip in the bud

Dùshāfūren

杜莎夫人

[杜莎夫人]

Madame Tussaud (1761-1850), French wax sculptor who founded the eponymous wax museum in London

dùjuāntíxuè

杜鹃啼血

[杜鵑啼血]

lit. the cuckoo, after its tears are exhausted, continues by weeping blood (idiom)
fig. extreme grief

Fǎn Dùlín Lùn

反杜林论

[反杜林論]

Anti-Dühring, book by Friedrich Engels 恩格斯 ( Engésī)

Dù Qiūniánggē

杜秋娘歌

[杜秋娘歌]

song of lady Du Qiu, poem by Du Mu 杜牧

Dùsāi'ěrduōfū

杜塞尔多夫

[杜塞爾多夫]

Düsseldorf (Germany)

díjílǐdùguǎn

迪吉里杜管

[迪吉里杜管]

didgeridoo (loanword)

Dù'ěrbótèxiàn

杜尔伯特县

[杜爾伯特縣]

Dorbod Mongol autonomous county in Daqing 大慶／大庆 ( Dàqìng), Heilongjiang

běifāngzhōngdùjuān

北方中杜鹃

[北方中杜鵑]

(bird species of China) oriental cuckoo (Cuculus optatus)

Dùbùluófūníkè

杜布罗夫尼克

[杜布羅夫尼克]

Dubrovnik (city in Croatia)

Háoyīdù· Bǐháo'ěr

豪伊杜·比豪尔

[豪伊杜·比豪爾]

Hajdú-Bihar province of east Hungary on the border with Romania

Pǔmìpéng· Adùdé

普密蓬·阿杜德

[普密蓬·阿杜德]

Bhumibol Adulyadej (1927-2016), king of Thailand 1946-2016

Háoyīdù· Bìháo'ěrzhōu

豪伊杜·比豪尔州

[豪伊杜·比豪爾州]

Hajdú-Bihar county in east Hungary on the border with Romania, capital Debrecen 德布勒森

Yàlìshāndà· Dùbùqiēkè

亚历山大·杜布切克

[亞歷山大·杜布切克]

Alexander Dubček (1921-1992), leader of Czechoslovakia (1968-1969)

Dù'ěrbótè Měnggǔzú Zìzhìxiàn

杜尔伯特蒙古族自治县

[杜爾伯特蒙古族自治縣]

Dorbod Mongol autonomous county in Daqing 大慶／大庆 ( Dàqìng), Heilongjiang

Dùxīngshìjīròuyíngyǎngbùliángzhèng

杜兴氏肌肉营养不良症

[杜興氏肌肉營養不良症]

Duchenne muscular dystrophy