懂中文 Dong Chinese

挣

zhēng, zhèng

strive

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

Components
扌 meaning component

扌  Meaning component

shou, shǒu

  

hand

争 sound,meaning component

争  Sound Meaning component

zhēng

  

strife, quarrel

Evolution

挣 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
挣 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
挣 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

挣 (掙) 

zhēng

to strive, endeavor, struggle; to earn; to pierce; to wedge in; see 掙扎|挣扎[zhēng​zhá]

挣 (掙) 

zhèng

to struggle to get free; to strive to acquire; to make (money)

Most common words with 挣
Freq.
Word
Meaning

挣

to make (money)

挣扎

to struggle

挣钱

to make money

挣脱

to throw off

垂死挣扎

deathbed struggle