斗 (doǔ, doù) — Chinese Character

斗

doǔ, doù

dou (a Chinese unit of dry measure for grain, approx. 10 liters); ladle; cup; small container; (dòu) to fight; to struggle; to contend; to compete

Radical: 斗 HSK 7 v, n, q ideographic

Components & Etymology

斗 decomposes into the following components:

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Common multi-character words and phrases that include 斗.

争斗

zhēng dòu

struggle

公斗

gōng dǒu

decaliter

内斗

nèi dòu

internal strife

冰斗

bīng dǒu

决斗

jué dòu

to duel

刁斗

diāo dǒu

北斗

běi dǒu

Great Bear

升斗

shēng dǒu

lit. liter and decaliter dry measure

博斗

bó dòu

to fight or argue on a blogging site (netspeak)

吊斗

diào dǒu

(a container) carried suspended or underslung

墨斗

mò dǒu

carpenter's straight line marker (an inked cord stretched tight then lowered onto timber)

奋斗

fèn dòu

to strive

Characters that share the radical 斗.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.