争

zhēng

to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary)

Radical: 亅 HSK 3 v, g, vn ideographic

Components & Etymology

争 decomposes into the following components:

⺈ 彐 亅

Words containing 争

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 争.

不争
bù zhēng
widely known
争先
zhēng xiān
to compete to be first
争光
zhēng guāng
to win an honor
争取
zhēng qǔ
to fight for
争吵
zhēng chǎo
dispute
争嘴
zhēng zuǐ
争夺
zhēng duó
to fight over
争宠
zhēng chǒng
to strive for favor
争得
zhēng dé
to obtain by an effort
争战
zhēng zhàn
fight
争执
zhēng zhí
to dispute
争抢
zhēng qiǎng
to fight over

Related characters (radical 亅)

Characters that share the radical 亅.

亅 了 予 事

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