豆: bean

 

豆 [荳] dòu

radical 151
: bean; pea
: sacrificial vessel

Kun Reading

豆 OR 荳 | まめ mame

noun
: legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, such as beans, peas, pulses, etc.); beans; peas
: soya bean (soybean); soy (Glycine max)
: (Colloquialism) female genitalia (esp. the clitoris)
: (Colloquialism) blister; corn
: (Food term) (Colloquialism) kidney; (Noun prefix) miniature; tiny
: child

 Usage:

豆子 dou4zi: bean; pea

豆蓉 dou4rong2: sweetened bean paste

荳[豆]角 dou4jiao3: string bean; snap bean; green bean

豆腐 dou4fu: tofu; bean curd [とうふ toufu]

[きぬごし豆腐 | きぬごしどうふ kinugoshi doufu: silken tofu; soft tofu]  
豆腐皮 dou4fu pi2: soy bean milk skin
[ゆば yuba: tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk]  
臭豆腐 chou4 dou4fu: stinky tofu; strong-smelling preserved beancurd; fig. rough exterior but lovable person
[しゅうどうふ shuudoufu OR ちょうどうふ chuudoufu: fermented tofu; stinky tofu]  
磨豆腐 mo4 dou4fu: to grumble; to chatter away incessantly
 
麻婆豆腐 ma2 po2 dou4 fu3: mapo tofu; stir-fried beancurd in chili sauce
[マーボどうふ maabodoufu OR マーボーどうふ maaboodoufu]

豆漿[浆] dou4jiang1: soy milk

豆奶 dou4nai3: soy milk [豆乳 | とうにゅう tounyuu: soy milk]  
豆油 dou4you2: soy milk [まめあぶら mameabura]

豆豉 dou4chi3: black bean; black bean sauce
[黒豆 | くろまめ kuromame: black soy bean]

豇豆 jiang1dou4: cowpea; black-eyed bean

豆苗 dou4miao2: pea shoots; bean seedling [トーミョウ toomyou OR とうみょう toumyou: pea sprouts]

土豆 tu3dou4: potato; peanut (Taiwan)

土豆網[网] tu3 dou4 wang3: Tudou, a Chinese video-sharing website

豆芽菜 dou4 ya2 cai4: bean sprouts [萌やし | もやし]

黃荳[豆] huang2dou4: soy bean

大荳[豆] da4dou4: soy bean [大豆 | だいず taizu]

紅[红]豆 hong2dou4: adzuki bean [小豆 | あずき azuki: adzuki beans]

豆沙包 dou4 sha1 bao1: (red) bean paste bun

綠[绿]豆 lü4dou4: mung bean [緑豆 | りょくとう ryokutou]

豆汁 dou4zhi1: fermented drink made from ground mung beans; soy milk
[とうじゅう toujuu: mung bean milk]

豌豆 wan1dou4: pea
[えんどう endou OR えんどうまめ endoumame: green peas]

[枝豆 | えだまめ edamame:edamame (green soybeans)]

納[纳]豆 na4dou4: nattō, a type of fermented soybean, popular as a breakfast food in Japan
[納豆 | なっとう nattou: natto (fermented soybeans)]

蕓[芸]荳 yun4dou4: kidney bean; peas and beans in general

蠶[蚕]豆 can2 dou4: broad bean (Vicia faba); fava bean
[蚕豆 | そらまめ soramame]

鹰嘴豆 yingzui3 dou4: chickpea (Cicer arietinum); garbanzo bean
[雛豆 | ひよこまめ hiyokomame]

甜豆 tian2dou4: sugar snap pea

荷蘭[兰]豆 he2 lan2 dou4: snow pea

Japanese common word | expression | idiom
豆腐に鎹 | とうふにかすがい toufu ni kasugai
: having no effect; waste of effort

豆腐の角に頭をぶつけて死ね | とうふのかどにあたまをぶつけてしね toufu no kado ni atama o butsukete shine
: take a long walk off a short pier; go stick your head in a pig; lit: bash your head against the corner of a block of tofu and die

鳩が豆鉄砲を食ったよう | はとがまめでっぽうをくったよう hato ga mame deppou o kuttayou
: like a pigeon who’s been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)

Chinese idiom
心急吃不了熱豆腐 [心急吃不了热豆腐] xin1 ji2 chi1 bu5 liao3 re4 dou4 fu5
: hasty men don’t get to eat hot tofu; one just has to be patient; haste will ruin everything

刀子嘴巴，豆腐心 dao1 zi zui3 ba5, dou4 fu xin1
: lit. knife mouth but heart of bean curd; sharp tongue concealing a caring heart

種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆 [种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆] zhong4 gua1 de2 gua1 , zhong4 dou4 de2 dou4
: lit. Sow melon and you get melon, sow beans and you get beans. 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.

雷公打豆腐，揀軟的欺 [雷公打豆腐，拣软的欺] lei2 gong1 da3 dou4 fu, jian3 ruan3 de qi1
: the God of Thunder strikes bean curd, a bully picks the weakest person; to pick on an easy target