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斗
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big dipper

HSK 7 N1
Objects →Containers
dòu
ト、トウ
두
Pictograph of a ladle or dipper. In simplified Chinese 斗 is also used to mean "fight, struggle", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 鬥.
Notes
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Bronze
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze Warring States (475-221 BC)
Bronze
Warring States (475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Xin dynasty (9-23 AD)
Clerical
Xin dynasty (9-23 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
斗
Regular
Modern
Chinese
斗 [Dǒu]
abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Běi​dǒu​xīng]
斗 [dǒu]
dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[shēng] or one-tenth of a 石[dàn]; decaliter; peck; cup or dipper shaped object; old variant of 陡[dǒu]
斗 / 鬥 [dòu]
to fight; to struggle; to condemn; to censure; to contend; to put together; coming together
Japanese
斗 と 同音

noun

  1. to; (explanation) traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres
  2. square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
  3. astronomy Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
斗 とます 同音
noun kanji radical 68 at right
升 、 枡 、 桝 、 斗 ます 、 マス 同音

noun

  1. measuring container; measuring box; measure
  2. box (seating at a theatre, etc.)
  3. square on a grid; cell of a grid (esp. マス)
  4. square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (2)
灯火をますの下にかくすな。
Hide not your light under a bushel.
チェッカー盤の黒と白の枡は交互に並んでいる。
The black and white squares on a checker board are arranged alternately.
Japanese Names
斗 はかる
Hakaru given name
CHINESE WORDS (193)
战斗 [zhàn​dòu] #1,514
to fight
奋斗 [fèn​dòu] #5,191
to strive
战斗机 [zhàn​dòu​jī] #9,048
fighter (aircraft)
打斗 [dǎ​dòu] #6,100
to fight
决斗 [jué​dòu] #6,124
to duel
搏斗 [bó​dòu] #7,987
to wrestle
格斗 [gé​dòu] #7,314
to wrestle
斗牛 [Dǒu​Niú] #7,136
Big Dipper and Altair (astronomy)
争斗 [zhēng​dòu] #8,024
struggle
斗士 [dòu​shì] #7,765
warrior
183 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (65)
⭐ 戦う [たたかう] #607
to make war (on)
⭐ 戦い [たたかい] #1,380
battle
⭐ 引き出し [ひきだし] #6,795
drawer
⭐ 闘争 [とうそう] #12,236
fight
北斗 [ほくと] #36,822
the Big Dipper (asterism)
もんどり打つ [もんどりうつ] #39,567
to turn a somersault
漏斗 [じょうご] #59,240
funnel
北斗七星 [ほくとしちせい] #60,269
the Big Dipper (asterism)
⭐ 升 [ます] #63,225
measuring container
闘魂 [とうこん] #72,140
fighting spirit
55 more items
KOREAN WORDS (2)
북두칠성
Big Dipper; Great Bear
태두
great authority; luminary