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汉HanziSkills

Chinese character

挣

zhēng

to struggle, to strive, to endeavor

9 strokesRadical 扌No. 1271Simplified

Meaning

Definitions are in English.
  • to struggle, to strive, to endeavor
  • used in 掙扎|挣扎[zheng1 zha2]
  • to struggle to get free
  • to strive to acquire
  • to make (money)

Pinyin

zhēngzhèng

Simplified / Traditional

挣→掙

Etymology hint · Ideographic

To fight 争 by hand 扌; 争 also provides the pronunciation

Make Me a Hanzi

Stroke order

挣

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