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⾾

fight

dòu (dou4)

Radical no. 191 · 10 strokes (第 191 部首 · 10 画 dì 191 bùshǒu · 10 huà)

Radical ⾾ (dòu) — meaning: fight, 10 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

The radical 鬥 originated as a pictograph depicting two people wielding weapons (such as arrows or clubs) in a confrontational stance, visually representing combat or conflict.

Mnemonic: Two diagonal strokes evoke two crossed weapons or arrows—a visual reminder of two fighters clashing in combat.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

5 characters

Stroke count

All strokes1-3 strokes4-6 strokes7-10 strokes11+ strokes

Sort

Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 闹nào

    noisy

    HSK 4

    15 strokes

  • 阋xì

    to argue

    18 strokes

  • 鬫kàn

    variant of 闞|阚[kan4]

    21 strokes

  • 鬬dòu

    variant of 鬥|斗[dou4]

    25 strokes

  • 阄jiū

    lots (to be drawn)

    27 strokes

Quick check

A few short questions. No score kept, no account needed.

Question 1 of 5

Which radical is the main radical of 阋?

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.

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