TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 字
競
競 ＝ 誩 ＋ 儿
ㄐㄧㄥˋ · jìng
verb — to compete, contend, race
字源 FORM — what the parts do
誩義two mouths talking at once — wrangling
儿義two people, side by side
Two people (儿) head to head, each shouting the other down (誩, two 言 doubled) — running neck and neck to win. From the wrangle comes every contest: 競爭、競賽、競選.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
兩人並排（儿），兩張嘴同時開講（誩）——誰也不讓誰。
Two people abreast (儿), two mouths going at once (誩) — neither gives an inch.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)競爭、競賽— to compete, to race常用
→競選、競標— to run for; to bid against
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension