Tiếng Việt · Word Candidate

dấu

[zəw˧˦]

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) mark, sign

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

dấu hiệu, ký hiệu

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Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) diacritic

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

dấu phụ âm

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Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) tone

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

giọng

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Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to love

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

yêu thương

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Examples

Phật thuyết đại báo phụ mẫu ân trọng kinh (佛說大報父母恩重經), 12th century, folio 13b 盎(Áng)那(nạ)𢚸(lòng)实(thực)酉(dấu) Father and mother, at heart, truly love [their offspring]

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Common questions

What does “dấu” mean?

(noun) mark, sign

Is “dấu” formal or informal?

dấu is generally informal.