dǒu

capital

Components
木 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

tree

wood

斗 sound component

  Sound component

dǒudòu

  

ladle

Evolution

枓 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
枓 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
枓 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

dǒu

capital; square base for Chinese flagstaff