阿斗

Ā dǒu

Dictionary entry

A-dou, nickname of Liu Shan 劉禪|刘禅[Liu2 Shan4] (207-271), son of Liu Bei, reigned as Shu Han emperor 233-263

What does 阿斗 mean?

阿斗 (Ā dǒu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1A-dou, nickname of Liu Shan 劉禪|刘禅[Liu2 Shan4] (207-271), son of Liu Bei, reigned as Shu Han emperor 233-263

2(fig.) weak and inept person

Character breakdown

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阿āprefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity · (bound form) abbreviation for country names beginning with 阿, e.g. 阿富汗[A1 fu4 han4] "Afghanistan"斗Dǒuabbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1]

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阿斗

Ā dǒu

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