鬥

dòu = d + ou4

to fight / to struggle / to condemn / to censure / to contend / to put together / coming together

斗 = ⺀ + 十 : 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.

Characters with 鬥 as component

哄

鬨

hòng = hu + (e)ng4

tumult / uproar / commotion / disturbance

哄 = 共 + 口 : 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.

闹

鬧

nào = n + ao4

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 : 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.

斗

鬪

dòu = d + ou4

variant of 鬥|斗[dou4]

斗

鬭

dòu = d + ou4

variant of 鬥|斗[dou4]

斗

鬦

dòu = d + ou4

variant of 鬭|斗[dou4]