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Dǒu

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Dǒu Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Dǒu | Dou3
English translation
abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星 Běi dǒu xīng [Běi dǒu xīng]
dry measure for grain equal to ten shēng [shēng] or one-tenth of a Shí [dàn]
decaliter
peck
cup or dipper shaped object
old variant of dǒu [dǒu]
to fight
to struggle
to condemn
to censure
to contend
to put together
coming together
variant of dòu
> Dǒu [dòu]
variant of dòu
to struggle, to fight, to contend; measuring cup

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About Dǒu

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Number of strokes

4

Radical frequency

32

Traditional form

dòu

Contains the radical

Dǒu

Learning hint

A hand holding a measuring dipper

Etymology of Dǒu

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

shí

Explanation

Pictograph of a cup or dipper. In simplified Chinese Dǒu is also used to mean "fight, struggle", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character dòu .

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Example sentences using Dǒu

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jiàn 厚重 hòu zhòng de 羊毛 yáng máo 斗篷 dǒu peng zài 肩上.

She threw a heavy woollen cloak over her shoulders.

大地 dà dì shǎng le 苍翠 cāng cuì de 绿色 lǜ sè 斗篷 dǒu peng .

The earth had donned her mantle of brightest green.

他们 tā men liǎ 偶然 ǒurán de 展开 zhǎnkāi le cháng 斗智 dòu zhì .

The two of them had an encounter of wits.

不少 bù shǎo qióng rén Xīn 起来 qǐlai de rén dōu 看成 kàn chéng shì 个人 gèrén 奋斗 fèndòu de 典范 diǎn fàn .

He was idealized as an individualist by many poor or newly rich.

一件 qīng zhì 宽大 kuān dà de Dǒu Péng zài 上衣 shàng yī 外面 wài miàn .

The light loose mantle was thrown over his tunic.

Words with Dǒu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
战斗 zhàndòu to fight戰鬥
斗争 dòuzhēng fight鬥爭
Dǒu to fight dòu
奋斗 fèndòu to strive奮鬥
战斗机 zhàn dòu jī fighter (aircraft)戰鬥機
打斗 dǎ dòu to fight打鬥
决斗 jué dòu to duel決鬥
搏斗 bódòu to wrestle搏鬥
格斗 gé dòu to wrestle格鬥
斗牛 Dǒu Niú Big Dipper and Altair (astronomy)斗牛 Dǒu Niú
争斗 zhēng dòu war爭鬥
斗士 dòu shì warrior鬥士
阶级斗争 jiē jí dòu zhēng the class struggle階級鬥爭
斗志 dòu zhì will to fight鬥志
战斗力 zhàn dòu lì fighting strength戰鬥力
斗篷 dǒu peng cloak斗篷 dǒu peng
艰苦奋斗 jiān kǔ fèn dòu to struggle arduously艱苦奮鬥
斗殴 dòu ōu to fight鬥毆
烟斗 yān dǒu (smoking) pipe煙斗
北斗 Běi dǒu Great Bear北斗 Běi dǒu
斗鸡 dòu jī cock fighting鬥雞
漏斗 lòu dǒu funnel漏斗 lòu dǒu
好斗 hào dòu to be warlike好鬥
熨斗 yùn dǒu clothes iron熨斗 yùn dǒu
斗嘴 dòu zuǐ to quarrel鬥嘴

Dǒu Decomposition & Compounds

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Dǒu Compounds

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  • Dǒu
      • , , ,
    • liào
    • dǒu
      • dǒu
      • , ,
    • xié , kuí , zhēn , dǒu , , xx , , jiǎ , jiǎ , , jiào , tiǎo , dǒu , tǒu , dòu , , , , , , , tǒu , ,
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