TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
鬥
ㄉㄡˋ · dòu
verb — to fight, struggle, contend
字源 FORM — what the parts do
鬥形two figures grabbing each other by the hair, fighting
Two figures face to face, hands raised, each gripping the other — the whole graph is the fight. From the grappling pair come every kind of contest: 戰鬥、鬥爭、鬥牛. It splits into no smaller pieces; the picture is the meaning.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
兩個人（鬥）面對面，手一抓、一扯——打起來了。
Two figures (鬥) square off, hands seizing hold — and the fight is on.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)打鬥、戰鬥— to fight, do battle常用
→鬥爭、奮鬥— to struggle, strive常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension