步罡踏斗 bùgāngtàdǒu to worship the astral deities Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 步 bù verb to walk to walk; to travel on foot; to march罡 gāng [stars] (bound form) the stars of the Big Dipper, especially the ones forming the handle of the ladle踏 tà verb to step on to step on; to tread; to stamp; to press a pedal斗 dǒu Big Dipper (bound form) the Big Dipper constellation; shorthand for 北斗星 běidǒuxīng