挣
zhèngzhēng HSK5

strive

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

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand
争
争 SoundMeaning component
zhēng strife, quarrel

Sources

Readings & variants
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掙 zhēng, zhèng strive Traditional

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

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand
爭
爭 SoundMeaning component
zhēng strife, quarrel

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical images
Academia Sinica