格鬥

格

gé

斗

鬥

dòu

to wrestle

Characters and words in 格鬥

格

gé = g + e2

square / frame / rule / (legal) case / style / character / standard / pattern / (grammar) case / (classical) to obstruct / to hinder / (classical) to arrive / to come / (classical) to investigate / to study exhaustively

Add a new mnemonic for 格 = 各 + 木

格 = 各 + 木 : Guy Fawkes (g) is decorating a Christmas tree (木) just inside the elevator's kitchen (e2). He uses lots of stars (各) to frame (格) the tree and put it in a better light.

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斗

鬥

dòu = d + ou4

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

Add a new mnemonic for 斗 = ⺀ + 十

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.

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