斗 (dau2 | dou3) : measurement unit for grains

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斗

dau2

dou3

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

斗 is also the simplified form of 鬥.

Stroke count: 4

Level: 2

Radical: 斗 (#68)

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

斗

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熨斗 tong3 dau2 yun4 dou3 = iron

電熨斗 din6 tong3 dau2 dian4 yun4 dou3 = electric iron

燙斗 tong3 dau2 = iron 粵

北斗七星 bak1 dau2 cat1 sing1 bei3 dou3 qi1 xing1 = the Big Dipper

戽斗 fu3 dau2 = a bailing bucket 粵

灰斗 fui1 dau2 = an ash bucket; a hod

斗篷 dau2 pung4 dou3 peng5 = a cape; a cloak

蒸氣熨斗 zing1 hei3 tong3 dau2 zheng1 qi4 yun4 dou3 = a steam iron

公斗 gung1 dau2 gong1 dou3 = decaliter

斗底 dau2*1 dai2 dou3 di3 = Chinese pomfret

屎斗 si2 dau2 = [adj] inferior, of poor quality

煙斗粉 jin1 dau2 fan2 = pipe rigate (a type of pasta)

煙斗 jin1 dau2 = a smoking pipe

煙斗袋 jin1 dau2 doi6*2 = a tobacco pouch

泰山北斗 taai3 saan1 bak1 dau2 tai4 shan1 bei3 dou3 = Mount Taishan and the Big Dipper (respectful epithet for a person of distinction)

打關斗 daa2 gwaan1 dau2 = to turn a somersault

關斗 gwaan1 dau2 = a somersault

跟斗 gan1 dau2 = tumble, flip (as in a somersault)

翻跟斗 faan1 gan1 dau2 fan1 gen1 dou3 = to turn a somersault

阿斗官 aa3 dau2 gun1 = black sheep (spendthrift) of the family

反斗 faan2 dau2 = to be naughty; to be mischievous 粵

正斗 zeng3 dau2 = an exclamation that sth is "great!"; an attractive women as being sexy 粵

打斗 daa2 dau2*3 da3 dou4 = to tussle, to fight (orthographic variant of 打鬥)

斗膽 dau2 daam2 dou3 dan3 = dare to; impudent

斗令 dau2 ling6*2 = a 5 cent coin, five cents; "darling" as a loanword 粵

冚斗 kam2 dau2 = to go bankrupt 粵

鮓斗 zaa2 dau2 = useless; poor 粵

斗零 dau2 ling4*2 = five cents 粵

篩斗 sai1 dau2 = to sieve 粵

不為五斗米折腰 bat1 wai6 ng5 dau2 mai5 zit3 jiu1 = cannot force someone to do something because of money

戽斗邊 fu3 dau2 bin1 hu4 dou3 bian1 = Kangxi radical 170 (mound) (阝[left]) 粵

斗轉星移 dau2 zyun2 sing1 ji4 dou3 zhuan3 xing1 yi2 = (of time or seasons) to pass by; to change

黑過墨斗 haak1 gwo3 mak6 dau2 hei1 guo4 mo4 dou3 = to have a very bad luck; be hit by ill luck and misfortune 粵

北斗 bak1 dau2 bei3 dou3 = Great Bear, Big Dipper; (placename) Pak Tau

北斗星 bak1 dau2 sing1 bei3 dou3 xing1 = the Big Dipper; the Plough

漏斗 lau6 dau2 lou4 dou3 = a funnel

長頸漏斗 coeng4 geng2 lau6 dau2 chang2 jing3 lou4 dou3 = thistle funnel

斗六 dau2 luk6 dou3 liu4 = Touliu (city in Taiwan)

斗門 dau2 mun4 dou3 men2 = Doumen (place in Guangdong)

玩具反斗城 wun6 geoi6 faan2 dau2 sing4 wan2 ju4 fan3 dou3 cheng2 = Toys "R" Us

車載斗量 ce1 zoi3 dau2 loeng4 che1 zai4 dou3 liang2 = common and numerous

全斗煥 cyun4 dau2 wun6 quan2 dou4 huan4 = Chun Doo Hwan (former South Korean president)

北斗鎮 bak1 dau2 zan3 bei3 dou3 zhen4 = Peitou (town in Taiwan)

斗南鎮 dau2 naam4 zan3 dou3 nan2 zhen4 = Tounan (town in Taiwan)

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