批斗

to drag sb before a public meeting to denounce, humiliate and physically abuse them (esp. during the Cultural Revolution)

Characters and words in 批斗

批

pi̅ = pi + Ø1

to ascertain / to act on / to criticize / to pass on / classifier for batches, lots, military flights / tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges)

批 = 扌 + 比 : Pocahontas (pi) bought a new bikini (比) and is wearing it in front of the space station (Ø1). Her fellow astronauts do not at all agree with her outfit and criticize (批) her heavily. They even go as far as to pull on her bikini using toy claws (扌).

斗

dǒu = d + ou3

abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1]

斗

dǒu = d + ou3

dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[sheng1] or one-tenth of a 石[dan4] / decaliter / peck / cup or dipper shaped object / old variant of 陡[dou3]

斗

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.