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capital

HSK 10
dǒu
シュ、トウ、ツ
ひしゃく
Components
tree+ big dipper =
capital
Meaning component
tree
wood
Phonetic component
dòu big dipper
variant of 鬥|斗[dòu]
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[dǒu]
square base for Chinese flagstaff
Example Sentences