斗 Stroke Order
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Information of 斗
Pinyin
dǒu、 dòu
Radical
斗
Strokes
4 strokes
Usage
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Definition
Chinese peck, to fight / to battle / to struggle / to incite, fight / incite
斗 [dǒu]
名词 (Noun)
1. 中国市制容量单位（十升为一斗，十斗为一石）： A unit of measure in Chinese market system (one斗 equals ten liters, ten斗 equals one石).
- 例如：斗酒只鸡 (A simple meal often used for entertaining guests).
2. 量粮食的器具： A vessel for measuring grain.
- 例如：斗筲之人 (Describes a person with a narrow view and limited knowledge).
3. 形容事物之大： Describes the size of something.
- 例如：斗胆 (To have great courage).
4. 形容事物之小： Describes the smallness of something.
- 例如：斗室 (A very small room).
5. 像斗的东西： Things shaped like a斗.
- 例如：斗车 (A truck resembling a斗), 斗笠 (A straw hat), 斗篷 (A cape), 熨斗 (An iron).
6. 星名，二十八宿之一，亦泛指星： The name of a star, one of the twenty-eight lunar mansions, generally refers to stars.
- 例如：南斗 (Southern Dipper), 气冲斗牛 (Anger rising to the skies).
7. 圆形的指纹： A circular fingerprint.
- 例如：斗箕 (A type of circular fingerprint), 斗纹 (Lines resembling a斗).
8. 古同“陡”，高耸的样子： An ancient term meaning steep, describing something that is high and towering.
9. [斗拱]（枓栱）拱是建筑上弧形承重结构，斗是垫拱的方木块，合称斗拱： A type of architectural structure where "斗" refers to the wooden block that supports the arch, commonly known as dougong.
10. 古同“陡”，突然： An ancient term meaning abrupt or sudden.
形容词 (Adjective)
1. 比喻事物的微小： Metaphorically describes something small.
- 例如：斗筲之器 (Refers to a person with limited capacity and knowledge).
2. 比喻事物之大： Metaphorically describes something big.
- 例如：斗大 (Describes something large).
3. 陡峭。后作“陡”： Steep, later written as "陡".
副词 (Adverb)
1. 陡然，突然： Suddenly.
- 例如：斗顿 (Abruptly).
动词 (Verb)
1. 通“抖”。抖动： To shake.
- 例如：斗叟 (Shaking; trembling).
2. 另见 dòu: Refer to another term "dòu".
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斗 [dòu]
动词 (Verb)
1. 对打： To fight.
- 例如：斗殴 (Brawling).
2. 比赛胜负，争胜： To compete for victory.
- 例如：斗智 (Competing in wisdom).
3. 使动物之间互争高下： To make animals compete.
- 例如：斗牛 (Bullfighting).
4. 拼合，对准，凑近： To fit together or get close.
- 例如：斗眼 (Aligning eyes).
5. 古同“逗”，逗引： An ancient term meaning to tease or entice.
to fight and scheme against each other (idiom) / (in palace construction) elaborate and refined
knock-down drag-out fight / a life-and-death struggle / conduct a most courageous fight against