挣(zhèng)

HSK 59 strokesTrad. 掙
Readingszhèngzhēng

used in 挣扎

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Character information

Pinyin
zhèng / zhēng
Meaning
used in 挣扎
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
掙

Origin & structure

Where 挣 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰扌争

To fight 争 by hand 扌; 争 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

扌shǒu争zhēng

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 掙: To fight 爭 by hand 扌; 爭 also provides the pronunciation

How to write 挣 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 挣

Common words using 挣 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhèng挣qián钱
HSK 5

to make money

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zhēng挣zhá扎
HSK 7-9

to struggle

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zhèng挣dé得

to earn (income); to make (money)

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zhèng挣chuāi揣

see 挣扎

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zhèng挣tuō脱

to throw off

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chuí垂sǐ死zhēng挣zhá扎

deathbed struggle

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Related characters

More HSK 5 characters

丑丢乏乘乙亏享仔

From 挣’s common words

钱扎得揣脱垂死

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