豆瓣 Traditional form: 豆瓣 Pinyin (reading): dòubàn Definitions: cotyledon of a bean or pea (i.e. either of the halves of a bean or pea) thick bean sauce (abbr. for 豆瓣醬/豆瓣酱 (dòubànjiàng)) Characters: 豆 - beans, peas; bean-shaped 瓣 - petal; segment; valve Traditional characters: 豆 - beans, peas; bean-shaped 瓣 - petal; segment; valve