争
zhēng HSK3

strife, quarrel

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approved by inralback19 · Jan 9, 2026, 08:43 PM · Reviewed by inralback19 on Feb 10, 2026, 12:36 PM

simplified 爫

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

Components

爫
Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 爫 than it was in ancient scripts.
又
又 Iconic component
Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 又 than it was in ancient scripts.
◎
◎ Iconic component

Depicts a plow.

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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