• 344th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 53 words
  • Component in 2 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.
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Example Words

High Frequency

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

Medium Frequency

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 23 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
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.
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Example Words

High Frequency

争夺 (爭奪)

Medium Frequency

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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  • 145th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 128 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhàn (zhan4)to fight • fight • war • battle

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhàn (zhan4)The component is pronounced as 'dān' (dan1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

作战 (作戰)
大战 (大戰)
 ()
战利品 (戰利品)
战争 (戰爭)
战斗 (戰鬥)
挑战 (挑戰)

Medium Frequency

二战 (二戰)
备战 (備戰)
冷战 (冷戰)
奋战 (奮戰)
好战 (好戰)
实战 (實戰)
征战 (征戰)
战功 (戰功)
战胜 (戰勝)
战友 (戰友)
战国 (戰國)
战地 (戰地)
战场 (戰場)
战士 (戰士)
战役 (戰役)
战战兢兢 (戰戰兢兢)
战机 (戰機)
战况 (戰況)
战无不胜 (戰無不勝)
战略 (戰略)
战术 (戰術)
战车 (戰車)
战马 (戰馬)
战斗力 (戰鬥力)
战斗机 (戰鬥機)
抗战 (抗戰)
枪战 (槍戰)
决战 (決戰)
空战 (空戰)
背水一战 (背水一戰)
舌战 (舌戰)
血战 (血戰)
论战 (論戰)
转战 (轉戰)
迎战 (迎戰)
连战 (連戰)
开战 (開戰)
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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.
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