拼斗

拼

pi̅n

斗

鬥

dòu

to engage (in a fight)

Characters and words in 拼斗

拼

pi̅n = pi + (e)n1

to piece together / to join together / to stake all / adventurous / at the risk of one's life / to spell

拼 = 并 + 扌 : Pocahontas (pi) has unbearable tooth ache, so at the risk of her life (拼) she stakes all (拼) and tries to amalgamate (并) the holes in her teeth with the help of a toy claw (扌) in front of the encampment ((e)n1).

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.