Usage of the character 豆

cotyledon of a bean (i.e. either of the halves of a bean seed that can be split apart after removing the seed coat)
thick bean sauce (abbr. for 豆瓣醬／豆瓣酱 (dòubànjiàng))

dòuhuā

豆花

[豆花]

jellied tofu
soft bean curd

dòuchǐ

豆豉

[豆豉]

black bean
black bean sauce

húdòu

胡豆

[胡豆]

broad bean (Vicia faba); fava bean

dàdòu

大豆

[大豆]

soybean

yúndòu

芸豆

[芸豆]

kidney bean

suāndòu

酸豆

[酸豆]

tamarind (Tamarindus indica) tropical tree with bean-like fruit
pickled caper

càidòu

菜豆

[菜豆]

kidney bean

dòuyóu

豆油

[豆油]

soy bean oil
(dialect) soy sauce

miándòu

棉豆

[棉豆]

lima bean, aka butter bean (Phaseolus lunatus)

dòumiáo

豆苗

[豆苗]

pea shoots
bean seedling

biǎndòu

稨豆

[稨豆]

variant of 扁豆 (biǎndòu)

dòuyàn

豆雁

[豆雁]

(bird species of China) taiga bean goose (Anser fabalis)

àidòu

爱豆

[愛豆]

(loanword) (coll.) idol

dòuqū

豆佉

[豆佉]

(Buddhism) suffering (from Sanskrit "dukkha")

dòunǎi

豆奶

[豆奶]

soy milk

bādòu

巴豆

[巴豆]

croton (Croton tiglium), evergreen bush of Euphorbiaceae family 大戟科 (dàjǐkē)
croton seed, a strong purgative

cándòu

蚕豆

[蠶豆]

broad bean (Vicia faba); fava bean

dòupí

豆皮

[豆皮]

dried beancurd (tofu)

dòugān

豆干

[豆乾]

variant of 豆干 (dougàn)

dòujiāng

豆浆

[豆漿]

soy milk

dòukē

豆科

[豆科]

Fabaceae
Leguminosae
legume family (botany)

dòuzi

豆子

[豆子]

bean
pea
CL:顆／颗 (kē)

dòuróng

豆蓉

[豆蓉]

sweetened bean paste

huángdòu

黄豆

[黃豆]

soybean

zhàndòu

栈豆

[棧豆]

fodder

dòuzhī

豆汁

[豆汁]

douzhi, fermented drink made from ground mung beans
soy milk

yúndòu

云豆

[雲豆]

variant of 芸豆 (yúndòu)

dòurǔ

豆乳

[豆乳]

soybean milk
fermented bean curd

Dòubàn

豆瓣

[豆瓣]

Douban, PRC social networking website

mádòu

麻豆

[麻豆]

(fashion) model (loanword)

dòuyá

豆芽

[豆芽]

bean sprout

xiǎodòu

小豆

[小豆]

see 紅豆／红豆 (hóngdòu)

dòujiǎo

豆角

[豆角]

string bean
snap bean
green bean

biǎndòu

萹豆

[萹豆]

variant of 扁豆 (biǎndòu)

dòujiá

豆荚

[豆莢]

pod (of legumes)

dòubī

豆皀

[豆皀]

pea or bean (dialect)

máodòu

毛豆

[毛豆]

immature green soy beans, either still in the pod (edamame) or removed from the pod

dòugān

豆干

[豆干]

pressed tofu; dried tofu (ingredient of Chinese cuisine made by pressing, drying and flavoring tofu to produce a firm chewy block, typically cut into thin strips when preparing a dish)

nàdòu

纳豆

[納豆]

nattō, a type of fermented soybean, popular as a breakfast food in Japan

wāndòu

豌豆

[豌豆]

pea (Pisum sativum)

tǔdòusī

土豆丝

[土豆絲]

julienned potato

dòufurǔ

豆腐乳

[豆腐乳]

fermented bean curd

lüdòutū

绿豆凸

[綠豆凸]

see 綠豆椪／绿豆椪 (lüdòupèng)

dòufunǎo

豆腐脑

[豆腐腦]

jellied tofu
soft bean curd

nàdòujūn

纳豆菌

[納豆菌]

Bacillus subtilis (formerly Bacillus natto), a common soil bacterium

dòubàncài

豆瓣菜

[豆瓣菜]

watercress (Nasturtium officinale)

yīngzuǐdòu

鹰嘴豆

[鷹嘴豆]

chickpea (Cicer arietinum)
garbanzo bean

lüdòupèng

绿豆椪

[綠豆椪]

mung bean cake (pastry with a rounded top, containing a sweet or savory filling made with cooked mung beans)

làdòujiàng

辣豆酱

[辣豆醬]

chili con carne

Aījídòu

埃及豆

[埃及豆]

chickpea

mòdòufu

磨豆腐

[磨豆腐]

to grumble
to chatter away incessantly

dòuyácài

豆芽菜

[豆芽菜]

bean sprouts

dòufugān

豆腐干

[豆腐乾]

see 豆干 (dougàn)

sìjìdòu

四季豆

[四季豆]

green bean
French bean
runner bean

xiāngwāndòu

香豌豆

[香豌豆]

sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus)

dòufupí

豆腐皮

[豆腐皮]

tofu skin (made by drying the skin that forms on the surface of soymilk during cooking, and therefore not actually made from tofu)

dòushābāo

豆沙包

[豆沙包]

bean paste bun

bādòuké

巴豆壳

[巴豆殼]

bark of Croton tiglium used as purgative

liàodòur

料豆儿

[料豆兒]

cooked black soybean as animal fodder

dòudòuxié

豆豆鞋

[豆豆鞋]

loafers (the name comes from the rubber "pebbles", which resemble beans, on the sole of some loafers)

yóudòufu

油豆腐

[油豆腐]

fried tofu (cubes)

dòufuhuā

豆腐花

[豆腐花]

jellied tofu
soft bean curd

cándòuzhèng

蚕豆症

[蠶豆症]

G6PD deficiency (glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency)

Dòumǎnjiāng

豆满江

[豆滿江]

Dumangang, Korean name of Tumen river 圖們江／图们江 ( Túménjiāng) in Jilin province, forming the eastern border between China and North Korea

dòuchǐjiàng

豆豉酱

[豆豉醬]

black bean sauce

luóhàndòu

罗汉豆

[羅漢豆]

broad bean (Vicia faba); fava bean

chìxiǎodòu

赤小豆

[赤小豆]

see 紅豆／红豆 (hóngdòu)

Mádòuzhèn

麻豆镇

[麻豆鎮]

Matou town in Tainan county 台南縣／台南县 ( Táinánxiàn), Taiwan

Tǔdòu Wǎng

土豆网

[土豆網]

Tudou, a Chinese video-sharing website

wāndòujiān

豌豆尖

[豌豆尖]

pea shoots

chīdòurén

吃豆人

[吃豆人]

Pac-Man (computer game)

hóngdòushā

红豆沙

[紅豆沙]

red bean paste

Dòubàn Wǎng

豆瓣网

[豆瓣網]

Douban, PRC social networking website

tǔdòuní

土豆泥

[土豆泥]

mashed potato

chīdòufu

吃豆腐

[吃豆腐]

to take liberties with (a woman)
to tease with sexual innuendo
to sexually harass
to take advantage of sb

dòushǔshǔ

豆薯属

[豆薯屬]

yam bean
Pachyrhizus genus

wāndòuzhōu

豌豆粥

[豌豆粥]

pea gruel

bādòushǔ

巴豆属

[巴豆屬]

Croton, genus of evergreen bush of Euphorbiaceae family 大戟科 (dàjǐkē)

qīngchūndòu

青春豆

[青春豆]

acne

dòujiǎor

豆角儿

[豆角兒]

erhua variant of 豆角 (dòujiǎo)

gānnàdòu

甘纳豆

[甘納豆]

amanattō, traditional Japanese sweets made from azuki or other beans

kāfēidòu

咖啡豆

[咖啡豆]

coffee beans

dòuróngbāo

豆蓉包

[豆蓉包]

bean paste bun

chīdòudòu

吃豆豆

[吃豆豆]

see 吃豆人 (chīdòurén)

xiāngwǎndòu

香碗豆

[香碗豆]

sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus)

báidòukòu

白豆蔻

[白豆蔻]

cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum)

bādòushù

巴豆树

[巴豆樹]

croton bush (Croton tiglium), evergreen bush of Euphorbiaceae family 大戟科 (dàjǐkē), with seed having strong purgative properties

dòuzhìpǐn

豆制品

[豆製品]

legume-based product
soybean product

hélándòu

荷兰豆

[荷蘭豆]

snow pea

huǒshāndòu

火山豆

[火山豆]

macadamia nut

dòudòumào

豆豆帽

[豆豆帽]

beanie

xiǎodòukòu

小豆蔻

[小豆蔻]

Indian cardamom (Amomum cardamomum)

xiǎobiǎndòu

小扁豆

[小扁豆]

lentil

chòudòufu

臭豆腐

[臭豆腐]

stinky tofu
strong-smelling preserved beancurd
fig. rough exterior but lovable person

dòufuzhā

豆腐渣

[豆腐渣]

okara (i.e. soy pulp, a by-product of making soymilk or tofu)

huíxiāngdòu

茴香豆

[茴香豆]

star anise-flavored fava beans (snack from Shaoxing, Zhejiang province)

wāndòuxiàng

豌豆象

[豌豆象]

pea weevil

ròudòukòu

肉豆蔻

[肉豆蔻]

nutmeg (Myristica fragrans Houtt)
mace
Myristicaceae (family of plants producing aromatic or hallucinogenic oils)

dòudàidàn

豆袋弹

[豆袋彈]

bean bag round

dòubànjiàng

豆瓣酱

[豆瓣醬]

sticky chili bean sauce
doubanjiang

yángjiǎodòu

羊角豆

[羊角豆]

okra (Hibiscus esculentus)
lady's fingers

báicàidòu

白菜豆

[白菜豆]

white kidney beans

dòukòuniánhuá

豆蔻年华

[豆蔻年華]

(of a girl) 13 or 14 years old; early teens; adolescence

Dàxīdòugān

大溪豆干

[大溪豆乾]

dried tofu made in Daxi, a district of Taoyuan, Taiwan famous for its dried tofu 豆干 (dougàn)

zhǔdòuránqí

煮豆燃萁

[煮豆燃萁]

burning beanstalks to cook the beans (idiom); to cause internecine strife

jiāchángdòufu

家常豆腐

[家常豆腐]

home-style tofu

Hāndòu Xiānsheng

憨豆先生

[憨豆先生]

Mr. Bean (TV)

zhátǔdòupiàn

炸土豆片

[炸土豆片]

potato chips
crisps
fried potato

zhīmalüdòu

芝麻绿豆

[芝麻綠豆]

trivial
minute (size)

mápódòufǔ

麻婆豆腐

[麻婆豆腐]

mapo tofu
stir-fried beancurd in chili sauce

mùguāngrúdòu

目光如豆

[目光如豆]

short-sighted
limited vision

xìngréndòufu

杏仁豆腐

[杏仁豆腐]

almond tofu; almond jelly (dessert made with apricot kernel milk, sugar and agar)

sìjìdòufu

四季豆腐

[四季豆腐]

four seasons beancurd

gānbiāndòujiǎo

干煸豆角

[乾煸豆角]

green beans in sauce, popular Beijing dish

zhátǔdòutiáo

炸土豆条

[炸土豆條]

french fries
(hot) potato chips

dòuzhānǎojīn

豆渣脑筋

[豆渣腦筋]

idiot
porridge head

duǎnzuǐdòuyàn

短嘴豆雁

[短嘴豆雁]

(bird species of China) tundra bean goose (Anser serrirostris)

hóngdòushānchún

红豆杉醇

[紅豆杉醇]

Taxol (a.k.a. Paclitaxel), mitotic inhibitor used in cancer chemotherapy

ròudòukòuliào

肉豆蔻料

[肉豆蔻料]

Myristicaceae (family of plants producing aromatic or hallucinogenic oils, including nutmeg)

yīngzuǐdòuní

鹰嘴豆泥

[鷹嘴豆泥]

hummus

dòukòuniánhuá

豆寇年华

[豆寇年華]

erroneous variant of 豆蔻年華／豆蔻年华 (dòukòuniánhuá)

dòukēzhíwù

豆科植物

[豆科植物]

legume
leguminous plant

gānbiānsìjìdòu

干煸四季豆

[乾煸四季豆]

fried beans, Sichuan style

suānlàtǔdòusī

酸辣土豆丝

[酸辣土豆絲]

hot and sour shredded potato

númǎliànzhàndòu

驽马恋栈豆

[駑馬戀棧豆]

see 駑馬戀棧／驽马恋栈 (númǎliànzhàn)

dòufuzhāgōngchéng

豆腐渣工程

[豆腐渣工程]

jerry-built building project
lit. built on soybean dregs

zhátǔdòutiáor

炸土豆条儿

[炸土豆條兒]

erhua variant of 炸土豆條／炸土豆条 (zhátǔdòutiáo)

zhútǒngdàodòuzi

竹筒倒豆子

[竹筒倒豆子]

to pour beans out of a bamboo tube
(fig.) to come clean; to make a clean breast of things

yīngzuǐdòumiànfěn

鹰嘴豆面粉

[鷹嘴豆麵粉]

chickpea flour

gānbiāntǔdòusī

干煸土豆丝

[乾煸土豆絲]

dry-fried potato slices (Chinese dish)

Léi Gōngdǎdòufu

雷公打豆腐

[雷公打豆腐]

the God of Thunder strikes bean curd
fig. to bully the weakest person
to pick on an easy target

dāozizuǐ,dòufuxīn

刀子嘴，豆腐心

[刀子嘴，豆腐心]

to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)

xīnjíchībuliǎorèdòufu

心急吃不了热豆腐

[心急吃不了熱豆腐]

hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom)
one just has to be patient
haste will ruin everything

dāozizuǐba,dòufuxīn

刀子嘴巴，豆腐心

[刀子嘴巴，豆腐心]

lit. knife mouth but heart of bean curd; sharp tongue concealing a caring heart

zhòngguādéguā,zhòngdòudédòu

种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆

[種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆]

lit. Sow melon and you get melon, sow beans and you get beans (idiom); 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.

Léi Gōngdǎdòufu,jiǎnruǎndeqī

雷公打豆腐，拣软的欺

[雷公打豆腐，揀軟的欺]

the God of Thunder strikes bean curd, a bully picks the weakest person
to pick on an easy target

mǎwěichuāndòufu,tíbuqǐlai

马尾穿豆腐，提不起来

[馬尾穿豆腐，提不起來]

lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it
fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提 (tí))

yúshēnghuǒ,ròushēngtán,qīngcàidòufubǎopíng'ān

鱼生火，肉生痰，青菜豆腐保平安

[魚生火，肉生痰，青菜豆腐保平安]

fish brings heat, meat brings phlegm, vegetables and tofu keep you healthy