鬥
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dòu · to struggle, to fight, to contend

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10Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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鬥Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 鬥

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Example sentences

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Wǒ hé shuì mó zuò le dòu zhēng.我和睡魔作了鬥爭。

I fought against sleep.

Source: Tatoeba #10494752 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Hěn duō shì bīng zài zhàn dòu zhōng shòu le shāng.很多士兵在戰鬥中受了傷。

Many soldiers were wounded in the battle.

Source: Tatoeba #520353 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ zài zhàn dòu zhōng sǐ le.湯姆在戰鬥中死了。

Tom was killed in battle.

Source: Tatoeba #6103232 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zài wéi shēng huó zhàn dòu.他在爲生活戰鬥。

He's fighting for his life.

Source: Tatoeba #10040435 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shēng mìng shì yí fèn lǐ wù, nǐ xū yào wéi cǐ fèn dòu.生命是一份禮物,你需要為此奮鬥。

Life is a gift and you have to fight for it.

Source: Tatoeba #13712903 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shì bīng mén zhǔn bèi hǎo yào zhàn dòu le.士兵們準備好要戰鬥了。

The soldiers are ready for battle.

Source: Tatoeba #869862 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 鬥 in context

  1. Say dòu, then recall the core meaning: to struggle, to fight, to contend.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 鬥 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.