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战斗

Traditional: 戰鬥

zhàn dòu

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zhàn dòu · zin3 dau3 (Jyutping)

  1. to fight
  2. to engage in combat
  3. struggle
  4. battle
  5. CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4]

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

战

Meaning
war, fighting, battle
Radical
戈
Strokes
9
Components
⿰占戈
Cangjie
YRI
Four-corner
2365

斗

Meaning
a dipper; unit of volume (ten 升 or litres); Kangxi radical 68; 8th lunar mansion, determinative star φ Sagittarii
Radical
斗
Strokes
4
Components
⿻十？
Cangjie
YJ
Four-corner
3400.0

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