dǒu shāo

斗筲 (dǒu shāo) is a Chinese word meaning “an ancient bamboo container; narrow-mindedness”.

Meanings

  1. 1an ancient bamboo container
  2. 2narrow-mindedness

Characters in 斗筲

斗dǒu · dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[sheng1] or one-tenth of a 石[dan4]筲shāo · pot-scrubbing brush made of bamboo strips

Related words

战斗to fight斗dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[sheng1] or one-tenth of a 石[dan4]斗to fight斗abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1]斗variant of 鬭|斗[dou4]斗variant of 鬥|斗[dou4]斗variant of 鬥|斗[dou4]斗争a struggle奋斗to strive; to struggle打斗to fight决斗to duel斗牛bullfighting

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