dǒu枓（斗）
枓（斗）
common
noun
technical
Meaning of 枓
枓 means Chinese unit of dry measure (decilitre); container for measuring or holding grain; a dipper. Pronounced dǒu.
- Chinese unit of dry measure (decilitre)
- container for measuring or holding grain; a dipper
Character Info
Radical斗
Strokes4
Stroke Order
枓
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
dài代
yī一
dǒu斗
mǐ米
dà大
gài概
shì是
shí十
shēng升
。
In ancient times, one dǒu of rice was roughly ten litres.
Tā他
mǎi买
le了
liǎng两
dǒu斗
huáng黄
dòu豆
。
He bought two dǒu of soybeans.
Zhè这
ge个
chéng成
yǔ语
jiào叫
“
bù不
wèi为
wǔ五
dǒu斗
mǐ米
zhé折
yāo腰
”
。
This idiom is called 'not bending the waist for five dǒu of rice', meaning not compromising one's principles for a meagre salary.