| 北斗星 |
Běi dǒu xīng |
the Big Dipper / the Plow |
| 北 |
běi |
north / (classical) to be defeated |
| 北斗 |
Běi dǒu |
Big Dipper |
| 斗 |
Dǒu |
abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星 |
| 斗 |
dǒu |
dry measure for grain equal to ten 升 or one-tenth of a 石 / decaliter / peck / cup or dipper shaped object / old variant of 陡 |
| 斗 |
dòu |
to fight / to struggle / to condemn / to censure / to contend / to put together / coming together |
| 斗 |
dòu |
variant of 斗 |
| 斗 |
dòu |
variant of 斗 |
| 斗 |
dòu |
variant of 斗 |
| 星 |
xīng |
star / heavenly body / satellite / small amount |