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  dau2   jyutping
  dou3   pinyin
[1] measurement unit for grains (= 10 )
[2] container used to measure grains
[3] one of the 28 constellations (Ursa Major)
[4] short for 北斗星, the Big Dipper

is also the simplified form of .
noun
Stroke count: 4
Level: 2
Radical: (#68)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 7859 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 28th Dec 2014 14:12

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detail  tong3 dau2  yun4 dou3 = iron
detail  din6 tong3 dau2  dian4 yun4 dou3 = electric iron
detail  tong3 dau2   = iron
detail  bak1 dau2 cat1 sing1  bei3 dou3 qi1 xing1 = the Big Dipper
detail  fu3 dau2   = a bailing bucket
detail  fui1 dau2   = an ash bucket; a hod
detail  dau2 pung4  dou3 peng5 = a cape; a cloak
detail  zing1 hei3 tong3 dau2  zheng1 qi4 yun4 dou3 = a steam iron
detail  gung1 dau2  gong1 dou3 = decaliter
detail  dau2*1 dai2  dou3 di3 = Chinese pomfret
See all 44 compounds (CantoDict reports 43 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

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