挣
to struggle to get free · to strive to acquire
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Character Decomposition
挣=扌+争
Etymology
To fight 争 by hand 扌; 争 also provides the pronunciation
Meanings2 pronunciations
zhèng
to struggle to get free
to strive to acquire
to make (money)
zhēng
used in zhēng zhá
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Words with 挣 48 total
Idioms with 挣 1 total Chain
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