to fight / to struggle / to condemn / to censure / to contend / to put together / coming together
斗
=
⺀
+
十
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Mnemonic symbol: a 斗牛士 (dou4 niu2 shi4) is a matador, who will represent 斗 when used as component.
The matador (斗) and Don Quixote (d) are fighting (斗) in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4) about who may use the bathroom next. The matador yields a holy cross (十) as a weapon, while Don Quixote (d) wisely chose a blossom (⺀) to cushion the crosses' blows.
鬥 character breakdown
The character 鬥 cannot be broken down into individual components.
noisy / cacophonous / to make noise / to disturb / to vent (feelings) / to fall ill / to have an attack (of sickness) / to go in (for some activity) / to joke
闹
=
市
+
门
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Napoleon (n) opened a shop (市) just inside the aorta's entrance (ao4) and it is bustling with noise (闹). His supermarket is so successful because he installed a trap door (门) in the floor above through which new customers keep falling.
哄
=
共
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口
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Helga Horse (hu) wants to eat a mandarin (口) all by herself in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4), but the communist (共) causes an uproar (哄) because she is supposed to share the mandarin with everyone.
lit. sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight (idiom) / fig. watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted