• 344th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 124 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.

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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  • 1410th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 32 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qiāng (qiang1)see 搶風|抢风[qiang1 feng1]
2. qiǎng (qiang3)to fight over • to rush • to scramble • to grab • to rob • to snatch

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

抢先 (搶先)
抢劫 (搶劫)
抢眼 (搶眼)
抢购 (搶購)
抢走 (搶走)

Uncommon

抢占 (搶佔)
抢修 (搶修)
抢劫案 (搶劫案)
抢夺 (搶奪)
抢手 (搶手)
抢救 (搶救)
争抢 (爭搶)

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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.