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==Related Lessons== | |||
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/Parts-of-the-body|Parts of the body]] | |||
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/发(發)-fā-put-forth,-issue,-distribute|发(發) fā put forth, issue, distribute]] | |||
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/视(視)-shì-look-at,-regard,-inspect|视(視) shì look at, regard, inspect]] | |||
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/读(讀)-dú-read,-read-aloud;-study|读(讀) dú read, read aloud; study]] | |||
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/改-găi-change;-correct|改 găi change; correct]] | |||
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/重-zhòng-heavy;-weight|重 zhòng heavy; weight]] | |||
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/Polyphonic-characters|Polyphonic characters]] | |||
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/院-yuàn-courtyard;-institute;-branch-of-government|院 yuàn courtyard; institute; branch of government]] | |||
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/足-zú-foot;-enough|足 zú foot; enough]] | |||
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/查-chá-examine,-check,-Zhā-Zha-(a-surname)|查 chá examine, check, Zhā Zha (a surname)]] | |||
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/元-yuán|元 yuán]] | |||
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/责(責)-zé-duty,-responsibility|责(責) zé duty, responsibility]] | |||
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/马(馬)-mă-horse|马(馬) mă horse]] | |||
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/床-chuáng-bed|床 chuáng bed]] | |||
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/传(傳)-chuán-transmit|传(傳) chuán transmit]] |
Revision as of 13:09, 26 February 2023
争(爭) zhēng compete; fight - Mandarin Chinese
Definition
Radical of the simplified form is 刀 dāo “knife,” which appears in slightly altered fashion on top of the character. Radical of the traditional form is 爪 zhuă “claw,” which also appears in altered fashion on top of the character. The character 争 (爭) can itself serve as a phonetic in other characters, e.g., in the character 静 (靜), which is used in the word 安静 (安靜) ānjìng “be quiet.”
Examples
- 战争 (戰爭) zhànzhēng war [N]
- 战争片 (戰爭片) zhànzhēngpiàn war film [N]
Video
Sources
Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler
Related Lessons
- Parts of the body
- 发(發) fā put forth, issue, distribute
- 视(視) shì look at, regard, inspect
- 读(讀) dú read, read aloud; study
- 改 găi change; correct
- 重 zhòng heavy; weight
- Polyphonic characters
- 院 yuàn courtyard; institute; branch of government
- 足 zú foot; enough
- 查 chá examine, check, Zhā Zha (a surname)
- 元 yuán
- 责(責) zé duty, responsibility
- 马(馬) mă horse
- 床 chuáng bed
- 传(傳) chuán transmit