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The name Big Dipper in Chinese / Japanese...

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The Big Dipper / Ursa Major

 běi dǒu qī xīng
 hoku to shichi sei
The Big Dipper / Ursa Major Scroll

北斗七星 is a Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja title for Ursa Major, The Big Dipper, or The Great She-Bear.

You will also see the shorter title of 北斗星, and sometimes just 斗 is used to refer to the dipper when the astrological context is established.

Fight / Beat Someone

 dòu
 
Fight / Beat Someone Scroll

斗 is how to express the act of fighting in Chinese.

Generally, this means fighting against someone or some force whether physically or metaphorically.

Note: There is more than one way to write this character. You will notice variations on the next page after you click “Select and Customize.” If you have a preference, please let us know when you place your order.

Please note that there is a secondary pronunciation and meaning of this character. It can also mean “measuring cup” or in Japanese “sake dipper” or even “The Big Dipper.” In Japanese and Korean, this does not have the fighting meaning associated with it. You should, therefore, select this character only if your audience is Chinese, or you are a big fan of sake dippers or The Big Dipper (as that is how it will be read by Japanese and Korean people).


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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

北斗七星

see styles
běi dǒu qī xīng
    bei3 dou3 qi1 xing1
pei tou ch`i hsing
    pei tou chi hsing
 hokutoshichisei / hokutoshichise
    ほくとしちせい

More info & calligraphy:

The Big Dipper / Ursa Major
(astronomy) Big Dipper
(yoji) {astron} (See 北斗星) the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow; (personal name) Hokutoshichisei
Ursa Major

see styles
gāng
    gang1
kang
stars of the Big Dipper that constitute the tail of the dipper

七星

see styles
qī xīng
    qi1 xing1
ch`i hsing
    chi hsing
 shichisei; shichishou / shichise; shichisho
    しちせい; しちしょう
Qixing district of Guilin city 桂林市[Gui4 lin2 shi4], Guangxi
(archaism) {astron} (See 北斗七星) the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow; (personal name) Naboshi
Ursa major; Worshipped in Japan as 妙見菩薩 Wonderful Sight Bodhisattva who protects this world.

北斗

see styles
běi dǒu
    bei3 dou3
pei tou
 hokuto
    ほくと
Great Bear; Big Dipper; Beidou or Peitou Town in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan
(abbreviation) {astron} (See 北斗七星) the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow; (p,s,f) Hokuto; (serv) BeiDou Navigation Satellite System
(北斗七星) Ursa major, the Northern Bushel with its seven stars.

天權


天权

see styles
tiān quán
    tian1 quan2
t`ien ch`üan
    tien chüan
delta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper

天璇

see styles
tiān xuán
    tian1 xuan2
t`ien hsüan
    tien hsüan
beta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper

天璣


天玑

see styles
tiān jī
    tian1 ji1
t`ien chi
    tien chi
gamma Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper

搖光


摇光

see styles
yáo guāng
    yao2 guang1
yao kuang
eta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper

斗南

see styles
dǒu nán
    dou3 nan2
tou nan
 tonan
    となん
Dounan or Tounan town in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
(archaism) the whole world; south of the Big Dipper; (surname) Hoshinami

斗柄

see styles
dǒu bǐng
    dou3 bing3
tou ping
handle of the Big Dipper

斗牛

see styles
dǒu niú
    dou3 niu2
tou niu
 togyuu / togyu
    とぎゅう
Big Dipper and Altair (astronomy)
(given name) Togyū

玉衡

see styles
yù héng
    yu4 heng2
yü heng
epsilon Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper

開陽


开阳

see styles
kāi yáng
    kai1 yang2
k`ai yang
    kai yang
 kaiyou / kaiyo
    かいよう
zeta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper; Kaiyang county in Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[Gui4 yang2], Guizhou
(place-name) Kaiyou

魁星

see styles
kuí xīng
    kui2 xing1
k`uei hsing
    kuei hsing
 kaisei / kaise
    かいせい
stars of the Big Dipper that constitute the rectangular body of the dipper; Kuixing, Daoist God of fate
(1) first star of the Big Dipper; (2) (archaism) top applicant in the civil service examination (Imperial China); (personal name) Kaisei

七つ星

see styles
 nanatsuboshi
    ななつぼし
(1) {astron} (See 北斗七星) the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow; (2) (See 七曜・1) family crest representing the seven luminaries (with one central circle surrounded by six other circles); (3) (See 真鰯) Japanese pilchard (Sardinops melanostictus); Japanese sardine

七星閣


七星阁

see styles
qī xīng gé
    qi1 xing1 ge2
ch`i hsing ko
    chi hsing ko
 shichishō kaku
shrine hall for the seven stars (big dipper)

七曜星

see styles
 shichiyousei / shichiyose
    しちようせい
(1) {astron} (See 北斗七星) the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow; (2) {astron} (See 七曜・1) the seven luminaries (sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn)

冬北斗

see styles
 fuyuhokuto
    ふゆほくと
(See 北斗) the Big Dipper seen on a winter night

北斗堂

see styles
běi dǒu táng
    bei3 dou3 tang2
pei tou t`ang
    pei tou tang
 hokuto dō
The hall for the worship of Ursa Major.

北斗星

see styles
běi dǒu xīng
    bei3 dou3 xing1
pei tou hsing
 hokutosei / hokutose
    ほくとせい
the Big Dipper; the Plow
{astron} (See 北斗七星) the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow; (given name) Hokutosei

天樞星


天枢星

see styles
tiān shū xīng
    tian1 shu1 xing1
t`ien shu hsing
    tien shu hsing
alpha Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper

天罡星

see styles
tiān gāng xīng
    tian1 gang1 xing1
t`ien kang hsing
    tien kang hsing
the Big Dipper

七つの星

see styles
 nanatsunohoshi
    ななつのほし
(1) {astron} (See 北斗七星) the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow; (2) {astron} (See 七曜・しちよう・1) Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn

南箕北斗

see styles
nán jī běi dǒu
    nan2 ji1 bei3 dou3
nan chi pei tou
lit. the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom); fig. something which, despite its name, is of no practical use

四三の星

see styles
 shisounohoshi / shisonohoshi
    しそうのほし
(exp,n) (archaism) (See 北斗七星) the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow

妙見菩薩


妙见菩萨

see styles
miào jiàn pú sà
    miao4 jian4 pu2 sa4
miao chien p`u sa
    miao chien pu sa
 myoukenbosatsu / myokenbosatsu
    みょうけんぼさつ
{Buddh} Myōken (bodhisattva; deification of the North Star or the Big Dipper)
Sudarśana

斗轉星移


斗转星移

see styles
dǒu zhuǎn xīng yí
    dou3 zhuan3 xing1 yi2
tou chuan hsing i
lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1] has turned and the stars have moved; time flies; also written 星移斗轉|星移斗转[xing1 yi2 Dou3 zhuan3]

星移斗轉


星移斗转

see styles
xīng yí dǒu zhuǎn
    xing1 yi2 dou3 zhuan3
hsing i tou chuan
lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1] has turned and the stars have moved; time flies; also written 斗轉星移|斗转星移[Dou3 zhuan3 xing1 yi2]

泰山北斗

see styles
tài shān běi dǒu
    tai4 shan1 bei3 dou3
t`ai shan pei tou
    tai shan pei tou
 taizanhokuto
    たいざんほくと
lit. Mount Tai and the North Star (idiom); fig. an outstanding figure in one's field
(yoji) (from The New Book of Tang) great authority; eminent person; luminary; Mount Tai and the Big Dipper

ジェットコースター

see styles
 jettokoosutaa / jettokoosuta
    ジェットコースター
roller coaster (wasei: jet coaster); big dipper

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
The Big Dipper
Ursa Major
北斗七星hoku to shichi sei
hokutoshichisei
běi dǒu qī xīng
bei3 dou3 qi1 xing1
bei dou qi xing
beidouqixing
pei tou ch`i hsing
peitouchihsing
pei tou chi hsing
Fight
Beat Someone
dòu / dou4 / doutou


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