Pssst. We need your support!

CharacterPop survives on your patronage. Help support the site and gain access to extra features when you upgrade your account.

See pro features

闍

ㄉㄨ

dū

defensive platform over gate

闍 is a traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as dū in the first tone, however it can also be pronounced as shé.

In simplified Chinese the character 阇 is used.

It is made up of the components 門 (gate) and 者 (person).

  • 闍
    ㄉㄨ

    dū

    defensive platform over gate

    • 門
      ㄇㄣ ˊ

      mén

      gate

    • 者
      ㄓㄜ ˇ

      zhě

      person

You need to log in to write a story for 闍

Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 闍

shé
dū

Definitions for 闍 pronounced as shé

  • (used in Buddhist transliteration)

Definitions for 闍 pronounced as dū

  • defensive platform over gate
  • barbican

Vocabulary

The most common words for 闍 — see all

See all vocabulary