How to write 斗
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Meaning of 斗
Pinyin
dǒu、 dòu
Radical
斗
Strokes
4
Definition
Chinese peck, to fight / to battle / to struggle / to incite, fight / incite
Usage
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斗 [dǒu]
名词 (noun)
1. 中国市制容量单位（十升为一斗，十斗为一石）： A unit of volume in the Chinese metric system (ten liters equals one斗, ten斗equals one石).
2. 量粮食的器具： A tool for measuring grain.
3. 形容事物之大： Used to describe something large.
4. 形容事物之小： Used to describe something small.
5. 像斗的东西： Something that resembles a斗.
6. 星名，二十八宿之一，亦泛指星： A name for a star, one of the twenty-eight mansions, also used to refer generally to stars.
7. 圆形的指纹： A circular whorl pattern in fingerprints.
8. 古同“陡”，高耸的样子： An ancient term for steepness or height.
9. 〔斗拱〕（枓栱）拱是建筑上弧形承重结构，斗是垫拱的方木块，合称斗拱： The term for bracketing in architecture, referring to the arched support structure; the斗is the wooden block supporting the arch.
10. 古同“陡”，突然： An ancient term for something sudden.
形容词 (adjective)
1. 比喻事物的微小： Metaphorically refers to something small.
2. 比喻事物之大： Metaphorically refers to something big.
3. 陡峭。后作“陡”： Steep; later written as 陡.
副词 (adverb)
1. 陡然，突然： Suddenly.
动词 (verb)
1. 通“抖”。抖动： To shake; used interchangeably with 抖.
2. 另见 dòu： See also the character 斗.
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斗 [dòu]
动词 (verb)
1. 搏斗;引申为战斗： To fight; extended meaning includes combat.
2. 较量，竞赛： To compete; contest.
3. 古代天文用语，星相击： An ancient astronomical term referring to the collision of stars.
4. 遇合;拼合： To fit or piece together.
5. 使动物斗： To make animals fight.
6. 斗争，争斗： To struggle or contest.
7. 玩，游戏： To play or engage in games.
8. 用同“逗”。逗引： To tease or coax.
9. 戏耍;喜乐： To playfully jest or amuse.
to fight and scheme against each other (idiom) / (in palace construction) elaborate and refined
knock-down drag-out fight / a life-and-death struggle / conduct a most courageous fight against
Same Pronunciation Characters
Same Radical Characters
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Input Method for 斗
Pinyin
dou3
Wubi
ufk
Cangjie
yj
Zhengma
tded
Four Corner
34000
Unicode
U+6597
Stroke Number Category
HSK Level Category