zhēng

to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate

Character data

Radical ⽖ (87.4)
Strokes 8
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

爭 zhēng
  1. 1. to strive for
  2. 2. to vie for
  3. 3. to argue or debate
  4. 4. how or what (literary)
  5. 5. deficient or lacking (dialect)

Words containing 爭

Word Meaning
to argue; to dispute
Men of Zheng fighting over their respective ages (idiom)
class struggle
a struggle; fight; battle
combative nature; assertiveness
the Opium Wars of 1840-1842 and 1860-1861
two sides fight, a third side gains
two sides fight, a third party gains
fierce fight between strong rivals
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