Taxonomy of meanings for 斗:
- 斗 dǒu (OC: tooʔ MC: təu) 當口切 上 廣韻：【説文作？十升也有柄象形石經作斗當口切八 】
-
LADLE
- nladle for wine, also used for ladling water
- CUP
- SMALL
- UNIMPORTANT
- v[adN]figurativean unimportant thing
- UNIMPORTANT
- SMALL
- VOLUME MEASURESVOLUME MEASURES
- n4 升 ca. 200 cc make one 豆800 cc, four 豆 make one 區3200 cc, four 區 make one fǔ 釜 12 600cc
- ncpost-V{NUM}.post-Nclassifierten bushels: dipper
-
PILLAR CAPITAL
- nbase of pillar capital
- CONSTELLATION
- nprThe Great Dipper
- =陡SUDDENLY
- =陡SLANT
-
LADLE
- 斗 ｚｈｕ３《集韻》腫庾切，上麌章。侯部。
- =枓LADLE
- nladle for wine, also used for ladling water
- =枓LADLE
Additional information about 斗
說文解字: 【斗】，十升也。象形，有柄。凡斗之屬皆从斗。 【當口切】
- Criteria
- LADLE
1. Shuò 勺 / 酌 refers to a small ladle with a long handle, which was typically used to pour wine into a cup.
2. Dǒu 斗 refers to a ladle with a short handle and a larger content than >shuò 勺 / 酌.
3. Yú 舀 is a general term meaning to ladle. The word has a strong colloquial flavour.