competition (sports etc); match; CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4]; to compete
比 · 4 strokes
Two spoons side-by-side, conveying the meaning "to put together", "match", or "compare". 匕 also represents the sound.
赛 · 14 strokes
Simplified form of 賽. Phonosemantic compound. 貝 represents the meaning and 塞 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "thank offering". The meaning later shifted to "compete".