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掙
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挣
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struggle

HSK 10
Human →Actions →Social
zhēng, zhèng
ソウ、ショウ
さ.す
To fight 爭 by hand 扌; 爭 also provides the pronunciation
Components
扌 hand (side)+ 爭 contend =
掙 struggle
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
爭 Meaning component
contend
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Notes
Similar Characters
奉 proffer扎 prick扑 strike (simp)扒 pick pockets打 strike扔 throw away払 caress (jp)托 hold up (simp)扛 carry over the shoulder扢 caper扣 button扦 poke扪 stoke (simp)扫 clear (simp)扬 scatter (simp)扭 twist扮 play the part of扯 yank扰 annoy (simp)扳 tug
Historical Evolution
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
掙
Regular
Modern
Chinese
挣 / 掙 [zhēng]
see 掙扎|挣扎[zhēng​zhá]
挣 / 掙 [zhèng]
to struggle to get free; to strive to acquire; to make (money)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (6)
挣扎 [zhēng​zhá] #3,661
to struggle
挣钱 [zhèng​qián] #5,926
to make money
挣脱 [zhèng​tuō] #11,723
to throw off
垂死挣扎 [chuí​sǐ​zhēng​zhá] #20,254
deathbed struggle
挣得 [zhèng​dé]
to earn (income)
撒呓挣 [sā​yì​zhēng]
somniloquy