Dǒu

abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Běi dǒu xīng]

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2Readings & Meanings

  • Dǒuabbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Běi dǒu xīng]
  • dǒudry measure for grain equal to ten 升[shēng] or one-tenth of a 石[dàn]; decaliter; peck
  • dòuto fight; to struggle; to condemn

3Structure

Overlapping structure重叠结构

is built from 2 parts.

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4Common Words with

五斗柜wǔ dǒu guì

chest of drawers

五斗米道Wǔ dǒu mǐ Dào

Way of the Five Pecks of Rice (Taoist movement); Way of the Celestial Master

人权斗士rén quán dòu shì

a human rights activist; a fighter for human rights

内部斗争nèi bù dòu zhēng

internal power struggle

内斗nèi dòu

internal strife; power struggle

全斗焕Quán Dòu huàn

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

Other Characters Pronounced “dou”