刁斗 in English diao1 dou3 Meaning

Meanings

  • soldier's copper saucepan, used for cooking food by day and for sounding the night watches during the hours of darkness (in ancient times)

Simplified Characters

刁 斗

Traditional Characters

刁 斗

Pinyin

diao1 dou3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

刁diao1surname Diao 斗dou4abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1]