Dictionary/挣

挣

zhèng · zhēng

ㄓㄥˋ 掙
HSK 5TOCFL L59 strokestop 20 by use on the map →
1to struggle to get free
2to strive to acquire
3to make (money)

Etymology

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

Radical

扌 · to struggle, to strive, to endeavor

Composition

⿰扌争

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