争
zhēng HSK3

strife, quarrel

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approved by Prismcool · Jun 9, 2024, 04:53 AM · Reviewed by Prismcool on Jun 9, 2024, 04:53 AM

爪

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

Components

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

Depicts a plow.

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode