Radical 宀

14 strokes

賽

block up (768b) + sea shell 贝 (477a) = compete 赛

比赛 (228) bǐsài competition

[赛跑 (639) sàipǎo a (running) race]

They had to block up a big trench on the beach with sea shells so that they could compete in the sand-yacht races. / The dwarf sounded the siren to start each race.