• 344th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 124 words
  • Component in 10 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhēng (zheng1)to strive for • to vie for • to argue or debate • deficient or lacking (topolect) • how or what (literary)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

战争 (戰爭)
争取 (爭取)
争吵 (爭吵)
争夺 (爭奪)
争气 (爭氣)
竞争 (競爭)

Uncommon

不争 (不爭)
不争气 (不爭氣)
力争 (力爭)
抗争 (抗爭)
争先恐后 (爭先恐後)
争分夺秒 (爭分奪秒)
争执 (爭執)
争宠 (爭寵)
争抢 (爭搶)
争相 (爭相)
争端 (爭端)
争论 (爭論)
争议 (爭議)
争辩 (爭辯)
争锋 (爭鋒)
争霸 (爭霸)
争斗 (爭鬥)
相争 (相爭)
竞争力 (競爭力)
纷争 (紛爭)
与世无争 (與世無爭)
斗争 (鬥爭)

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  • 1197th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 37 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
𠂇

Pinyin & Meaning

1. duó (duo2)to seize • to take away forcibly • to wrest control of • to compete or strive for • to force one's way through • to leave out • to lose

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for duó (duo2)The component is pronounced as 'dài' (dai4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for duó (duo2)The component is pronounced as '' (da4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

争夺 (爭奪)

Uncommon

剥夺 (剝奪)
夺冠 (奪冠)
夺取 (奪取)
夺得 (奪得)
夺目 (奪目)
夺走 (奪走)
掠夺 (掠奪)
抢夺 (搶奪)
争分夺秒 (爭分奪秒)
争夺战 (爭奪戰)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.