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斗

Character

斗 dòu · dǒu

HSK 4Character2 readings

to fight

Radical
斗 (itself)
Strokes
4
Structure
Overlaid
Parts
十
Traditional
斗
Frequency
#924 most common character
Practice writing

Readings and meanings

dòu

dou4Main readingHSK 7–9
  1. to fight CC-CEDICT
  2. to struggle CC-CEDICT
  3. to condemn CC-CEDICT
  4. to censure CC-CEDICT
  5. to contend CC-CEDICT
  6. to put together CC-CEDICT
  7. coming together CC-CEDICT

dǒu

dou3Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is dòu.

  1. the Big Dipper, seven stars in the sky (as in 北斗星)
  2. a star group shaped like a large spoon (as in 北斗星)

Examples

  • 你看到北斗星了吗?

    nǐ kàn dào běi dǒu xīng le ma

    Did you see the Big Dipper?

    AI-generated sentence

  • 晚上我能看到北斗星。

    wǎn shàng wǒ néng kàn dào běi dǒu xīng

    At night, I can see the Big Dipper.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 4 strokes

Speed

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