督dū
to supervise, to oversee, to direct. 13 strokes, radical 目, first met in HSK 6.
Pinyin dūStrokes 13Radical 目Band HSK 6Words 2
How to write 督
Strokes 1–8 write 叔, then strokes 9–13 write 目.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 督 · the stroke-order rules
What 督 is made of
叔 (shū, uncle) and 目 (mù, eye).
目 carries the meaning — eye — and 叔 carries the sound.
Words that use 督
| 监督 | to supervise, oversee 指监察并督促工作进行 专家严格监督文物保护。Experts strictly oversaw the preservation of the artifacts. Lesson 598, 笃行明辨 · 明辨求是与卓越笃行 · Rigorous Discernment, Discipline & Excellence |
| 基督教 | Christianity 指以耶稣基督为信仰核心的宗教 相邻街区矗立着基督教老教堂。An old Christian church stood in the neighboring block. Lesson 595, 驰骋天地 · 融通万象与百业繁盛 · System Dynamics, Industry & Societal Flourishing |
More characters with the radical 目
All 16 of them, and what the radical means, on the 目 radical page.