战
=
占
+
戈
:
James II of England (zh) prepares to fight a war (战) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). He has a spear (戈) as a weapon and a yellow umbrella (占) as shield, following his hero Leonidas.
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.
camp / barracks / battalion / to build / to operate / to manage / to strive for
营
=
艹
+
冖
+
吕
:
Maud Younger (y) built a camp (营) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). She is sitting on a sheet of artificial lawn (艹) with a cooking top (冖) serving as her roof, and playing idly on her pitch pipe (吕).