• 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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  • 205th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.10% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 196 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lún (lun2)the Analects (of Confucius)
2. lùn (lun4)by the • per • theory • to discuss • to talk (about) • to discuss

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for lún (lun2)The component is pronounced as 'lún' (lun2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for lùn (lun4)The component is pronounced as 'lún' (lun2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

不论 (不論)
无论 (無論)
理论 (理論)
讨论 (討論)
评论 (評論)
论坛 (論壇)

Uncommon

定论 (定論)
争论 (爭論)
结论 (結論)
言论 (言論)
讨论区 (討論區)
评论家 (評論家)
谈论 (談論)
论战 (論戰)
论文 (論文)
论语 (論語)
论证 (論證)
议论 (議論)
舆论 (輿論)
辩论 (辯論)

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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.