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  1. 挣 is the 1872nd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 5 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (hand), (knife), (pig snout), (hook)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zheng1 - struggle
  2. zheng4 - to earn/to make (money)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 挣 (zheng1): The component 争 is pronounced as 'zheng1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 挣 (zheng4): The component 争 is pronounced as 'zheng1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

挣扎 (掙扎)

Medium Frequency

 ()
挣钱 (掙錢)

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Meta:

  1. 钱 is the 603rd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 62 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (metal/gold), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> 丿, , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Qian2 - surname Qian
  2. qian2 - coin/money/CL:筆|笔[bi3]/unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两[liang3]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 钱 (qian2): The component 戋 is pronounced as 'jian1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()

Medium Frequency

值钱 (值錢)
价钱 (價錢)
存钱 (存錢)
挣钱 (掙錢)
有钱 (有錢)
有钱人 (有錢人)
本钱 (本錢)
金钱 (金錢)
钱包 (錢包)
钱财 (錢財)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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