斗 — Chinese character
斗
dòu
to struggle, to fight, to contend; measuring cup
- Pinyin
- dòu
- Radical
- 68 ⽃ (Dipper)
- Strokes
- 4
- Components
- 十
- Formation
- ideographic — A hand holding a measuring dipper
- Traditional
- 鬥
- Japanese
- 斗 as a kanji
Common words with 斗
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 战斗 (戰鬥) | zhàn dòu | to fight; to engage in combat |
| 斗争 (鬥爭) | dòu zhēng | a struggle; fight |
| 奋斗 (奮鬥) | fèn dòu | to strive; to struggle |
| 战斗机 (戰鬥機) | zhàn dòu jī | fighter (aircraft) |
| 战斗力 (戰鬥力) | zhàn dòu lì | fighting strength |
| 斗士 (鬥士) | dòu shì | warrior; activist |
| 格斗 (格鬥) | gé dòu | to wrestle |
| 争斗 (爭鬥) | zhēng dòu | to struggle; to fight |
| 决斗 (決鬥) | jué dòu | to duel; a duel |
| 搏斗 (搏鬥) | bó dòu | to wrestle; to fight; to struggle |
| 斗志 (鬥志) | dòu zhì | will to fight; fighting spirit |
| 阶级斗争 (階級鬥爭) | jiē jí dòu zhēng | class struggle |
English words written with 斗
斗 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 1 · I Ching 2 · Zhuangzi 8
- Analects 13.20
- Hexagram 55
- Zhuangzi The Great Supreme
- Zhuangzi Opening Trunks
- Zhuangzi Autumn Floods
- Zhuangzi Contingencies
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