Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/争(爭)-zhēng-compete;-fight

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]

Sources

Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler

Other 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