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Character Decomposition
争=⺈+彐+亅
Etymology
Simplified form of 爭, two hands 爪 and 彐 fighting over 亅
Meanings
to strive for
to vie for
to argue or debate
deficient or lacking (dialect)
how or what (literary)
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Words with 争 368 total
a struggle · fight · battle斗争dòu zhēngto argue · to dispute辩争biàn zhēngto dispute · to struggle for mastery分争fēn zhēngwidely known · incontestable · undeniable · to not strive for · to not contend for不争bù zhēngto resist · to make a stand and fight (against)抗争kàng zhēngargument · debate · controversy论争lùn zhēng
Idioms with 争 81 total
a hundred flowers bloom, a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC, but adopted for Mao's campaign of 1956百花齐放，百家争鸣bǎi huā qí fàng , bǎi jiā zhēng mínga hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC百家争鸣bǎi jiā zhēng míngconstant bickering and fighting (idiom); constantly at each other's throats · struggle for personal gain触斗蛮争chù dòu mán zhēng