斗
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]
to fight / to struggle / to condemn / to censure / to contend / to put together / coming together
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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.
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 character breakdown
Characters with 斗 as component
(old) instrument to even out the grain in a measuring vessel / to proofread / to collate
Words with 斗
lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom) / fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
Way of the Five Pecks of Rice (Taoist movement) / Way of the Celestial Master
you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
internal strife / power struggle / (of members of an organization) to fight each other
two tigers fight (idiom); fig. a dispute between two powerful adversaries / a battle of the giants
when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom) / if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt.
soldier's copper saucepan, used for cooking food by day and for sounding the night watches during the hours of darkness (in ancient times)
Sentences with 斗
斗 currently does not appear in any sentence.