Taxonomy of meanings for 竇:　　

  • 竇 dòu (OC: ɡ-looɡs MC: dəu) 徒候切 去 廣韻：【空也穴也水竇也又姓出扶風觀津河南三望風俗通云夏帝相遭有窮氏之難其妃方娠逃出自竇而生少康其後氏焉 】

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    • DRAIN

      1. The whole system of rainwater drainage from eaves down to the hole in the ground receiving the water, including the shuǐ cáo 水槽 along which the water is descending, is called liù 霤.

      2. Dòu 竇 refers specifically to the hole in the ground designed to receive water.

      NB: Dī shuǐ 滴水 is a post-Han term (MING) for the tile especially designed to receive the water.