• 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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  • 152nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.14% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 334 words
  • Component in 8 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiāng (Xiang1)surname Xiang
2. xiāng (xiang1)each other • one another • mutually
3. xiàng (xiang4)appearance • portrait • picture

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

互相 
相信 
相册 (相冊)
相爱 (相愛)
相机 (相機)
相当 (相當)
相亲 (相親)
真相 

Uncommon

亮相 
意气相投 (意氣相投)
照相 
照相机 (照相機)
相互 
相交 
相伴 
相似 
相依 
相依为命 (相依為命)
相传 (相傳)
相公 
相助 
相反 
相同 
相对 (相對)
相差 
相干 
相待 
相应 (相應)
相恋 (相戀)
相投 
相撞 
相会 (相會)
相望 
相比 
相濡以沫 
相片 
相当于 (相當於)
相称 (相稱)
相约 (相約)
相继 (相繼)
相聚 
相声 (相聲)
相处 (相處)
相见 (相見)
相见恨晚 (相見恨晚)
相识 (相識)
相貌 
相通 
相逢 
相连 (相連)
相遇 
相邻 (相鄰)
相关 (相關)
相隔 
臭味相投 
卖相 (賣相)
长相 (長相)

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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.