鬥
contributes the sense of fighting · Kangxi radical 191
contributes the sense of fighting, brawling, and noisy contention
The old graph showed two people facing each other with their arms raised and hands grabbing at one another — a wrestling match drawn from the side. In the modern form 鬥 you can still read that symmetry: two mirror-image halves leaning toward each other, each with a small hook at the top for the raised hands. It looks like the door 門, but the two halves are fighters, not door leaves. Characters built on it keep the fighting sense — a market brawl, a quarrel between brothers, or the din of 鬧.
鬥 at a glance
- Meaning
- contributes the sense of fighting
- Strokes
- 10
- Characters
- 5
- Role
- Contributes meaning
- Kangxi radical
- 191
Frequently asked questions
What does the component 鬥 mean?
鬥 means "contributes the sense of fighting". In the characters that contain it, it contributes meaning.
How many Chinese characters contain 鬥?
5 characters in this dictionary contain 鬥.
Is 鬥 a radical?
Yes — 鬥 is Kangxi radical 191, one of the 214 traditional indexing radicals used to organise Chinese dictionaries.
How many strokes does 鬥 have?
鬥 is written in 10 strokes.