Memory phrase for the character: 争
争
Meaning
dispute, to strive for, to argue or debate Pronunciation zhēng Explanation Top: bent person ⺈, below: hand
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The bent person with a stick in his hand is looking for a dispute. Radicals
争
dispute, fight
尹
hand with stick Shows a hand
亅
hook
hand A hand with the forearm at the right and fingers stretched out to the left.
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战争 zhàn zhēng
war; conflict
鹬蚌相争
yù bàng xiāng zhēng
lit. sandpiper and clam war together (and the fisherman catches both, idiom); fig. neighbors who can't agree lose out to a third party
鹬蚌相争渔翁得利
yù bàng xiāng zhēng yú wēng dé lì
lit. sandpiper and clam war together (and the fisherman catches both, idiom); fig. neighbors who can't agree lose out to a third party
蚁斗蜗争
yǐ dòu wō zhēng
lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom); fig. petty squabbling
直皖战争
Zhí Wǎn zhàn zhēng
war of 1920 between Northern Warlords, in which the Zhili faction beat the Anhui faction and took over the Beijing government
赎罪日战争
Shú zuì rì zhàn zhēng
the Yom Kippur war of October 1973 between Israel and her Arab neighbors
争宠 zhēng chǒng
to strive for favor
争吵 zhēng chǎo
dispute; strife
争分夺秒
zhēng fēn duó miǎo
lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time; making every second count
百家争鸣
bǎi jiā zhēng míng
a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC
争端 zhēng duān
dispute; controversy; conflict
争端 zhēng duān
Japanese kanji, please follow this link .
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