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斗 - dòu

Chinese peck; liquid measure

Chinese peck; liquid measure

How to read 斗

Click 斗 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyindòu
EnglishChinese peck; liquid measure
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

斗内 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 斗大. Please read 斗室 one more time.

Common words with this character

to send money to a live streamer
huge
very small room; tiny, cramped space
dougong – an interlocking wooden bracket system between the top of a column and a crossbeam, used in traditional Chinese architecture to support overhanging roofs, composed of blocks and arms fitted together without nails

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 斗 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 斗内 and 斗大 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 斗.