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斗争

Traditional: 鬥爭

dòu zhēng

HSK 3.0 · 6HSK 2.0 · 6

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dòu zhēng · dau3 zang1 (Jyutping)

  1. a struggle
  2. fight
  3. battle

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

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

争

Meaning
dispute, fight, contend, strive
Radical
亅
Strokes
6
Components
⿱⺈⿻彐亅
Cangjie
NSD
Four-corner
2750.7

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