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斗 (鬥)

dòu

Definition

to fight
to struggle
radical (Kang Xi 68)
to condemn
to censure
to contend
to put together
coming together

Other pronunciations

Dǒu

abbr. (for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星)

Character Decomposition

Compounds (17)

branch of study; administrative section; division; field; branch; category; stage directions; family (taxonomy); rules; laws; to mete out (punishment); to levy (taxes etc); to fine someone

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

inclined; slanting; oblique; tilting

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

chief; head; outstanding; exceptional; stalwart

to pour; to deliberate

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

to turn

a wine flagon

water bucket for irrigation

square base for Chinese flagstaff

tadpole

small jade cup with ears

(old) instrument to even out the grain in a measuring vessel; to proofread; to collate

stack of grain; dry measure equivalent to 16 斗 or 160 liters

to plunder

archaic Korean hanja pronounced dul, phonetic 斗 du plus 乙 ul

Related words (65)

struggle; fight; combat; conflict; battle

to quarrel; to bicker; glib repartee

warrior; activist

will to fight; fighting spirit

boxing

battle of wits

to fight; to brawl; a scuffle; a punch-up

to have a grudge against

bullfighting

fighting ship

cock fighting

dòu zhēng xìng

assertiveness; combative nature

to quarrel; to bicker; glib repartee

struggle, criticize, and transform (Cultural Revolution catchcry)

matador; toreador; bullfighter

dòu niú gěng

bull terrier

cross-eye

dòu zhì áng yáng

having high fighting spirit

struggle; war

internal strife; power struggle

to duel; a duel; decisive struggle

to fight or argue on a blogging site (netspeak)

to strive; to fight; to struggle

to be warlike; to be belligerent

leading light (of a generation etc); (honorific appellation)

hard fighting; fierce battle

to fight; to battle

to fight

(during the cultural revolution) to criticize and denounce sb publicly for their errors (often imaginary)

to engage (in a fight)

to suffer censure; denounced

to seize and struggle with; to tussle with; (fig.) to seize and subject to public criticism (e.g. right-roaders during cultural revolution)

to wrestle; to engage in hand-to-hand combat; to combat; to fight; to struggle

to wrestle

armed confrontation; bust-up between gangs

to have a fist fight; fist fight; brawl

to wrestle

to fight

fighting strength

fighter (aircraft)

zhàn dòu qún

battle group; naval formation headed by an aircraft carrier

zhàn dòu zhě

fighter

zhàn dòu jiàn

battleship

zhàn dòu yíng

boot camp

warhead

internal strife (family, group, etc)

jué dòu chǎng

wrestling ring

jiǎo dòu shì

gladiator

fight between powerful contenders

zhēng yán dòu yàn

contending for supreme beauty (esp. of flowers, scenery, painting etc); vying in beauty and glamor

rén quán dòu shì

a human rights activist; a fighter for human rights

nèi bù dòu zhēng

internal power struggle

bàn zuǐ dòu shé

to quarrel

quán lì dòu zhēng

power struggle

hé zhàn dòu bù

nuclear warhead

zhèng yì dòu zhēng

righteous struggle

huán bǎo dòu shì

an environmental activist; a fighter for environmental protection

kōng zhōng gé dòu

dogfight (of planes)

jiān kǔ fèn dòu

to struggle arduously

jiē jí dòu zhēng

the class struggle

一对一斗牛

yī duì yī dòu niú

one-on-one basketball game

三对三斗牛

sān duì sān dòu niú

three-on-three basketball game

化学战斗部

huà xué zhàn dòu bù

chemical warhead

航空母舰战斗群

háng kōng mǔ jiàn zhàn dòu qún

carrier-based vanguard group (CBVG); naval battle group led by an aircraft carrier

Idioms (12)

dòu jī zǒu mǎ

cock-fighting and horse-racing (idiom); to gamble

liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu

two tigers fight (idiom); fig. a dispute between two major contestants; a battle of the giants

gōu xīn dòu jiǎo

to fight and scheme against each other (idiom); (in palace construction) elaborate and refined

dān dǎ dú dòu

to fight alone (idiom)

kùn shòu yóu dòu

a cornered beast will still fight (idiom); to fight like an animal at bay

kuā duō dòu mǐ

to compete to produce extravagant literary works (idiom)

míng zhēng àn dòu

to fight openly and maneuver covertly (idiom)

yǐ dòu wō zhēng

(lit.) the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom); fig. petty squabbling

chù dòu mán zhēng

constant bickering and fighting (idiom); constantly at each other's throats; struggle for personal gain

lóng zhēng hǔ dòu

(lit.) the dragon wars, the tiger battles (idiom); fierce battle between giants

坐山观虎斗

zuò shān guān hǔ dòu

sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight; watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted (idiom)

好男不跟女斗

hǎo nán bù gēn nǚ dòu

a real man doesn't fight with womenfolk (idiom)

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