The word 争论 is formed through the conceptual combination of its two component characters. The first character, 争, pictographically depicts two hands struggling over an object, conveying the core idea of conflict, contention, or striving. It is combined with 论, whose left side is the "speech" radical and whose right component suggests order or discourse, thus representing formal discussion, argumentation, or debate. Together, they merge the imagery of a physical tug-of-war with the domain of speech, visually and semantically creating the concept of a "verbal struggle" or dispute where opposing viewpoints are forcefully presented and clashed.