斗

dǒu = d + ou3

abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1]

dǒu = d + ou3

dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[sheng1] or one-tenth of a 石[dan4] / decaliter / peck / cup or dipper shaped object / old variant of 陡[dou3]

斗

鬥

dòu = d + ou4

to fight / to struggle / to condemn / to censure / to contend / to put together / coming together

斗 = ⺀ + 十 : Mnemonic symbol: a 斗牛士 (dou4 niu2 shi4) is a matador, who will represent 斗 when used as component.

The matador (斗) and Don Quixote (d) are fighting (斗) in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4) about who may use the bathroom next. The matador yields a holy cross (十) as a weapon, while Don Quixote (d) wisely chose a blossom (⺀) to cushion the crosses' blows.

斗

鬦

dòu = d + ou4

variant of 鬭|斗[dou4]

斗

鬪

dòu = d + ou4

variant of 鬥|斗[dou4]

斗

鬭

dòu = d + ou4

variant of 鬥|斗[dou4]

斗 character breakdown

斗
- 十
  - 一
  - 丨
- ⺀
  - 丶

十

shí = sh + Ø2

ten / 10

十 = 一 + 丨 : Mnemonic symbol: a holy cross. Sherlock Holmes (sh-) is investigating a very strange thing he found in the kitchen of the space station (-2): A big pyramid made of ten (十) crosses (十), which are in turn made out of flutes (一) and dinosaur bones (丨).

⺀

Character component without intrinsic meaning

⺀ = 丶 : Two petals form a blossom, so let's represent ⺀ by a beautiful blossom.

Characters with 斗 as component

科

ke̅ = k + e1

branch of study / administrative section / division / field / branch / stage directions / family (taxonomy) / rules / laws / to mete out (punishment) / to levy (taxes etc) / to fine sb / CL:個|个[ge4]

科 = 斗 + 禾 : In front of the elevator, Karl Marx wants to conduct one of his science experiments. He wants to condition the matador to only eat cereals until the end of his life.

料

liào = li + ao4

material / stuff / grain / feed / to expect / to anticipate / to guess

料 = 斗 + 米 : Li Qingzhao sees the matador fighting a sack of rice in the aorta's bathroom. At least she thinks she is fighting the sack of rice as he is repeatedly stabbing it. Truth is that he is working as inspector and taking samples of the rice to inspect the material.

斜

xié = xi + e2

inclined / slanting / oblique / tilting

斜 = 余 + 斗 : Marie Curie (xi) has the matador (斗) pull her sedan chair (余) through the elevator's kitchen (e2). Since there is no-one at the rear end of the sedan chair, the end just drags over the ground and the sedan chair is very slanted (斜), just like a slanting tower.

魁

kuí = ku + ei2

chief / head / outstanding / exceptional / stalwart

抖

dǒu = d + ou3

to tremble / to shake out / to reveal / to make it in the world

抖 = 扌 + 斗 : The matador (斗) saw a picture of the bull he has to face next in the outhouse (ou3). Don Quixote (d) finds him trembling (抖) on the floor and pokes him with a toy claw (扌) to see if he is alright.

図

tú = tu + Ø2

Japanese variant of 圖|图

斡

wò = w + o4

to turn

斛

hú = hu + Ø2

ancient measuring vessel / fifty liters / dry measure for grain equal to five dou 五斗 (before Tang, ten pecks)

斟

zhe̅n = zh + (e)n1

to pour / to deliberate

斟 = 甚 + 斗 : In front of the engine ((e)n1) James II of England (zh) deliberates (斟) how to deal with the extremist (甚). Finally he comes up with a plan which involves the matador (斗) pouring (斟) wine for the extremist.

蚪

dǒu = d + ou3

tadpole