dǒu

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Source form: 斗
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[shēng] or one-tenth of a 石[dàn] / decaliter / peck / cup or dipper shaped object / old variant of 陡[dǒu]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

斗 斗 [dou3] /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]/

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dòu

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Source form: 鬥 / 斗
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to fight / to struggle / to condemn / to censure / to contend / to put together / coming together
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

鬥 斗 [dou4] /to fight/to struggle/to condemn/to censure/to contend/to put together/coming together/

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Source form: 鬦 / 斗
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
variant of 鬭|斗[dòu]
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Source record: cd-c6b8074eb720af46. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

鬦 斗 [dou4] /variant of 鬭|斗[dou4]/

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Source form: 鬪 / 斗
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
variant of 鬥|斗[dòu]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-3a3f1dca6ab2bbd4. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

鬪 斗 [dou4] /variant of 鬥|斗[dou4]/

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Source form: 鬭 / 斗
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
variant of 鬥|斗[dòu]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-c7ea092ac242b726. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

鬭 斗 [dou4] /variant of 鬥|斗[dou4]/

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Dǒu

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Source form: 斗
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Běi dǒu xīng]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-93f2e53d50e42c83. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

斗 斗 [Dou3] /abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1]/

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Character information

Other forms in these source records: 鬥 / 鬦 / 鬪 / 鬭

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