競 means to compete and is a JLPT N2 kanji. It has 20 strokes and uses the standing radical (立).
Stroke order · 20 strokes
On'yomi (音読み)
キョウ、ケイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
きそ(う)、せ(る)、くら(べる)
Radical
立 · standing
Strokes
20
How to remember 競
Two people standing side by side (立立) waiting for the race to start — competition. 競争 (competition), 競馬 (horse racing) — 受験競争 means the battle to get into school.