争名夺利

争
爭
名
名
夺
奪
利
利
to fight for fame, grab profit (idiom); scrambling for fame and wealth / only interested in personal gain

Characters and words in 争名夺利

争
爭
zhe̅ng = zh + (e)ng1
to strive for / to vie for / to argue or debate / deficient or lacking (dialect) / how or what (literary)
争 = ⺈ + 肀 : Mnemonic symbol: The grim reaper, as 争 is often used in words involving war (...战争). In front of the engine ((e)ng1), the grim reaper (争) marks his next victims in passing. With a crayon (肀) he draws big "X"s on the crane (⺈) and James II of England (zh).
名
míng = mi + (e)ng2
name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people
名 = 口 + 夕 : Mnemonic symbol: a name badge (from 名牌).

Marilyn Monroe (mi) prepared a mandarin (口) for her bat (夕) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2) and put her little darling's name badge (名) in front of it.
夺
奪
duó = du + o2
to seize / to take away forcibly / to wrest control of / to compete or strive for / to force one's way through / to leave out / to lose
夺 = 大 + 寸 : Doggy Dog (du) programmed the robot (大) to seize (夺) a wiener from observatory's kitchen counter (o2). As the robot gives him the sausage Doggy Dog gives him the thumbs up (寸).
利
lì = li + Ø4
sharp / favorable / advantage / benefit / profit / interest / to do good to / to benefit
利 = 刂 + 禾 : Mnemonic symbol: the rocket Arianne, 亚利安娜.

Li Qingzhao (li) prepares to go back to earth in the Arianne rocket (利). In the space station's bathroom (Ø4) she prepares for the trip by stuffing lots of cereals (禾) into the rocket and sharpening (利) the tip of the rocket with a kitchen knife (刂).

Words with 争名夺利

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