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鬥

简斗 · 繁鬥

Mandarin · pinyin dòu

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鬥: Look up this written character
斗: dòu · dǒu · a dipper; unit of volume (ten 升 or litres); Kangxi radical 68; 8th lunar mansion, determinative star φ Sagittarii

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4 · dou4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dau3

Cantonese word readings for 鬥. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

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to fight; to struggle
to make animals fight
to contend; to compete with
to strive one's best
(archaic) (of stars) to collide with each other
chaotic; disorderly, helter-skelter
to take the opportunity to ...; to do something while it's ...
to meet; to encounter; to face
to face; to confront; to front; to be opposite
to piece together; to fit together
(dialectal) to help; to assist
(dialectal) very, quite
(dialectal) to collude, to plot
fine tea; tea of the best quality
(dialectal) bird nest
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 逗 (dòu, “to tease, to play with”)
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 兜 (dōu, “to solicit (customers or business)”)
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 陡 (dǒu, “suddenly, in a sudden”)
a surname

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