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Character #578 · The First 1000
争 (爭) zhēng meaning: contend
to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary)
- Strokes
- 68
- TraditionalSimplified
- 爭 争
- Poster cell
- R21
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02 练习纸
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Practice writing 争爭
Write 争爭 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, zhēng, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.
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04 问答
Quick answers
- What does 争 mean in English?
- 争 (zhēng) means "contend": to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary).
- How do you pronounce 争?
- 争 is pronounced zhēng in pinyin, with the first (high, level) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄓㄥ.
- How many strokes does 争 have?
- The simplified form, 争, has 6 strokes. The traditional form, 爭, has 8.
- What is the traditional form of 争?
- The traditional form of 争 is 爭. 争 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 爭 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
- What are common words with 争?
- Common words that use 争 include 争取 (zhēngqǔ, to fight for), 战争 (zhànzhēng, war), 争论 (zhēnglùn, to argue), 竞争 (jìngzhēng, to compete).
- How common is 争?
- 争 is number 578 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell R21 of The First 1000 poster.
Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.