| 斗 | Dǒu | abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1] |
| 斗转星移 | Dǒu zhuǎn xīng yí | 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] |
| 星移斗转 | xīng yí Dǒu zhuǎn | 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] |
| 北斗星 | Běi dǒu xīng | the Big Dipper / the Plow |