1. 掙
  2. 錢

掙

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

Decomposition:

Once :
掙 => 扌, 爭
Radical :
掙 => 扌 (hand), 爫 (claw/talon), ⺕ (pig snout), 亅 (hook)
Graphical :
掙 => 亅, 二, 爫, 匚, 一, 亅

Pinyin & Meaning:

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

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 掙 (zheng1): The component 爭 is pronounced as 'zheng1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 掙 (zheng4): The component 爭 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 (掙)
挣钱 (掙錢)

錢

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  1. 錢 is the 603rd most frequent character.
  2. 錢 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 錢 appears as a character in 62 words.
  4. 錢 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
錢 => 金, 戔
Radical :
錢 => 金 (metal/gold), 戔 (N/A)
Graphical :
錢 => 人, 一, 一, 丨, 一, 丷, 戔

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 錢 (qian2): The component 戔 is pronounced as 'jian1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

钱 (錢)

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)
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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