Chinese Character Wiki
争

zhēng

strife, quarrel

Simplified form of 爭. Depicts two hands (爫 又) grabbing the same plow.

Components
爪 iconic component

爪  Iconic component

zhǎo, zhuǎ

  

hand, claw

又 iconic component

又  Iconic component

yòu

  

(hand), again

◎ iconic component

◎  Iconic component

  

characterless component

Depicts a plow.

Evolution

争 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
争 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
争 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
争 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
争 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

争 (爭) 

zhēng

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

Most common words with 争
Freq.
Word
Meaning

战争

war

竞争

to compete

争取

to fight for

斗争

fight

争

to vie for

Component uses

Meaning component in 2 characters (0 verified)

挣 诤

Sound component in 10 characters (2 verified)

静 净 挣 睁 錚 铮 筝 狰 诤 峥

Statistics

HSK level 3

Appears in 55.5662% of movies

643rd most common character in movies

344th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes

6

Traditional

爭

Unicode

U+4E89


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