to pour / to deliberate

= + : In front of the engine ((e)n1) James II of England (zh) deliberates (斟) how to deal with the extremist (甚). Finally he comes up with a plan which involves the matador (斗) pouring (斟) wine for the extremist.

斟 character breakdown

abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1]
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]
variant of 什[shen2]
what / very / extremely / any

= + : Mnemonic symbol: An extremist.

Sherlock Holmes is in the middle of one of his adventures: in the encampment's bathroom he found an extremist threatening a cow. With his keen eyes though he sees that the extremist's bombing belt is fake and just made out of bolts of thread, so he bravely jumps in to rescue the frightened cow.
to fight / to struggle / to condemn / to censure / to contend / to put together / coming together

= + : 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.
variant of 鬭|斗[dou4]
variant of 鬥|斗[dou4]
variant of 鬥|斗[dou4]

Characters with 斟 as component

斟 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 斟

to consider / to deliberate / to fill up a cup to the brim
to pour wine or liquor

Sentences with 斟

yù
dì
lǎo
ér
 
 
lái
 
 
gěi
ǎn
lǎo
su̅n
zhe̅n
jiǔ