Chinese Character 爭 Meanings and components.

Form

爭

Meaning

爭 meaning[3] in English

To Strive For.

To Vie For.

To Argue Or Debate.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 爭 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'claw' radical in … (爫) , and (肀)

Its radical[1] is: 爪 (zhao3) which means: Foot Of A Bird Or Animal, Paw, Claws, Talons, .爪zhao3foot of …

In cangjie it is written with BSD

How to write 爭

To write爭zheng1to strive … you should write a combination of 爫zhao3'claw' radical … , 肀yu4 arranged in a 吕 shape:

爫 + 肀 = 爭

爭 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 爭 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 爭, looks as follow:

爭
Pinyin:zheng1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: To Strive For . To Vie For . To Argue Or Debate . Deficient Or Lacking (Dialect) . How Or What (Literary)
爫
Pinyin:zhao3
Meaning[3]: 'Claw' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 87)
肀
Pinyin:yu4 Shape:一

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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