刁斗(diāo dǒu)

2 charactersTrad. 刁鬥

soldier's copper saucepan, used for cooking food by day…

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Word information

Pinyin
diāo dǒu
Meaning
soldier's copper saucepan, used for cooking food by day and for sounding th…
HSK level
Characters
2
Traditional
刁鬥

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