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CHINESE CHARACTER

zhēng

挣

挣

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see 掙扎|挣扎[zheng1 zha2]

Numbered pinyin
zheng1
English meanings
see 掙扎|挣扎[zheng1 zha2], to struggle to get free, to strive to acquire, to make (money)

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 争.

  • Left

    扌
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  • Right

    争
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    • Top

      ⺈
    • Bottom

      ⿻
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This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰扌争

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    zhèngqián挣钱。

    Earn money.

  2. 02

    zhēng挣kāi开。

    Break free.

  3. 03

    pīnmìng拼命zhēng挣。

    Struggle hard.

  4. 04

    zhēng挣le了yī一bǐ笔。

    Earned a sum.

  5. 05

    zhēngzhá挣扎。

    Struggle.

  6. 06

    nǔlì努力zhēng挣。

    Strive to earn.

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  • 挣扎
  • 挣钱