竞

to compete / to contend / to struggle

竞 = 兄 + 立 : Apollo (兄) and Joan of Arc (ji) are competing (竞) in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4). Each of them tries to smash as many vases (立) as fast as possible.

竞 character breakdown

竞
- 兄
  - 儿
    - 丿
    - 乚
  - 口
- 立
  - 亠
    - 一
    - 丶
  - 䒑
    - 一
    - 丷

兄

xio̅ng = xu + (e)ng1

elder brother

兄 = 儿 + 口 : Xu Xian and his older brother Apollo are arguing about a mandarin in front of the engine. As mischievous as he is, Sun Wu Kong sneaks in and steals the mandarin, just to eat it himself.

立

lì = li + Ø4

to stand / to set up / to establish / to lay down / to draw up / at once / immediately

立 = 䒑 + 亠 : Li Qing Zhao hides some weed in a vase in the space station's bathroom. To get the weed there, she transports it under her beret.

Characters with 竞 as component

竞

競

jìng = ji + (e)ng4

to compete / to contend / to struggle

竞 = 兄 + 立 : Apollo (兄) and Joan of Arc (ji) are competing (竞) in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4). Each of them tries to smash as many vases (立) as fast as possible.