Dong Chinese dictionary

zhēng

strife, quarrel

Simplified form of 爭. Depicts two hands (爪又) grabbing the same plow.

Components

爪 Iconic component

zhǎo, zhuǎ

hand, claw

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 爪 than it was in ancient scripts.

又 Iconic component

yòu

(hand), again

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 又 than it was in ancient scripts.

◎ Iconic component

characterless component

Depicts a plow.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

zhēng

to dispute, fight, contend, strive; to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary)

Most common words with 争

Component uses

Meaning component in 2 characters (0 verified)

Sound component in 10 characters (2 verified)

Sources