斗(dòu)

HSK 44 strokesTrad. 鬥
Readingsdòudǒu

abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1]

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Character information

Pinyin
dòu / dǒu
Meaning
abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1]
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
鬥

Origin & structure

Where 斗 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿻十？

A hand holding a measuring dipper

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

十shí

Parts are arranged overlaid.

Traditional form 鬥: Two people 丨 boxing 王

How to write 斗 step by step

4 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 斗

Common words using 斗 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

fèn奋dòu斗
HSK 4

to strive; to struggle

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zhàn战dòu斗
HSK 4

to fight

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nèi内dòu斗

internal strife; power struggle; (of members of an organization) to fight e…

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gōng公dòu斗

decaliter

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bīng冰dòu斗

(geology) cirque

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ào傲shuāng霜dòu斗xuě雪

see 欺霜傲雪[qi1 shuang1 ao4 xue3]

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quán全dòu斗huàn焕

Chun Doo Hwan (1931-), South Korean politician, president 1980-1988

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liǎng两hǔ虎xiāng相dòu斗

see 两虎相争

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丈与严临之乎亚企

From 斗’s common words

奋战内公冰傲霜雪

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