CHINESE CHARACTER

挣 (zhēng): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

zhēng

to struggle, to strive, to endeavor

HSK 59 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

扌

Primary radical

扌 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 挣.

扌 · 争

Visible components

挣 is decomposed as ⿰扌争.

STROKES · 9

Write 挣 in 9 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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LEARN THIS CHARACTER IN CONTEXT

Vocabulary with 挣

挣zhèng

HSK 5 · to struggle to get free; to strive to acquire; to make (money)

挣扎zhēngzhá

HSK 7-9 · to struggle

Examples using 挣

挣

他每个月挣多少？

Tā měi gè yuè zhèng duō shǎo？

How much money does he make a month?

挣扎

我挣扎着挤出地铁。

Wǒ zhēng zhá zhe jǐ chū dì tiě。

I struggled to get out of the subway.

FAQ

What does 挣 (zhēng) mean in Chinese?

to struggle, to strive, to endeavor

How do you write 挣 in stroke order?

挣 has 9 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 挣?

扌 is the radical in 挣. It is the hand side radical and can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 挣?

挣 (zhèng): to struggle to get free; to strive to acquire; to make (money); 挣扎 (zhēngzhá): to struggle.