斗
dǒudòuDǒu HSK4

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斗 dǒu frequency
peck measure word
a dry measure for grain equal to ten 升 shēng or one-tenth of a 石 dàn, equivalent to a decaliter

由于旱灾，这块地只收了五斗粮。

yóu​yú hàn​zāi, zhè kuài dì zhǐ shōu le wǔ dǒu liáng.

Due to the drought, this plot of land yielded only five dou of grain.

dipper noun
an object shaped like a cup, dipper, or funnel

他手里拿着一个精致的烟斗。

tā shǒu lǐ ná zhe yī gè jīng​zhì de yān dǒu.

He was holding an exquisite tobacco pipe in his hand.

斗 (鬥) dòu
assemble verb
to fit pieces together or join components into a whole

他把这两张桌子斗在了一起。

tā bǎ zhè liǎng zhāng zhuō​zi dòu zài le yī​qǐ.

He pushed these two tables together.

denounce verb
to publicly criticize, censure, or subject someone to a struggle session

他在那个特殊的年代经常被揪出来斗。

tā zài nà gè tè​shū de nián​dài jīng​cháng bèi jiū chu​lai dòu.

During those special years, he was often singled out for struggle sessions.

fight verb
to engage in combat, competition, or a struggle for victory or dominance

这两位棋手斗得难解难分。

zhè liǎng wèi qí​shǒu dòu de nán​jiě​nán​fēn.

The two chess players fought to a standstill.

斗 Dǒu
Big Dipper place name
abbreviation for the Big Dipper constellation (北斗星 Běi​dǒu​xīng)

在晴朗的夜空中，北斗清晰可见。

zài qíng​lǎng de yè​kōng zhōng, Běi​dǒu qīng​xī kě​jiàn.

The Big Dipper is clearly visible in the clear night sky.

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Frequency
Character
Written text
580th most common 358.9 per million
Movie subtitles
869th most common 135.1 per million appears in 39% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
24.9 per million appears in 7% of films
Written text
39.3 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 5
HSK 3.0
Level 4
Traditional
鬥
Strokes
4
Unicode
U+6597

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)