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ㄓㄥ

zhēng

struggle

掙 is an 11 stroke, traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as zhēng in the first tone, however it can also be pronounced as zhèng.

In simplified Chinese the character is used.

It is made up of the components (hand) and (contend).

  • ㄓㄥ

    zhēng

    struggle

    • ㄕㄡ ˙

      shou

      hand

    • ㄓㄥ

      zhēng

      contend

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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 掙

zhēng
zhèng

Definitions for 掙 pronounced as zhēng

  • see 掙扎|挣扎[zheng1 zha2]

Definitions for 掙 pronounced as zhèng

  • to struggle to get free
  • to strive to acquire
  • to make (money)

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