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Translingual
Han character
掙 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 手月尸木 (QBSD), four-corner 52057, composition ⿰扌爭)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 438, character 3
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12265
- Dae Jaweon: page 788, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 3, page 1901, character 2
- Unihan data for U+6399
Chinese
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 爭.
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Note:
- Mainland:
- zhēng - used only in 掙扎 (zhēngzhá).
- Taiwan:
- zhèng - "to earn (money)";
- zhēng - other senses.
Definitions
掙
- to struggle to get free
- 掙扎／挣扎 ― zhēngzhā ― to struggle
- 掙斷繩索／挣断绳索 ― zhèng duàn shéngsuǒ ― to break oneself free from a rope
- to struggle to support
- to earn; to make
- 掙面子／挣面子 ― zhèng miànzi ― to earn "face" from others
你每個月掙多少錢？ [MSC, trad.]
你每个月挣多少钱？ [MSC, simp.]- Nǐ měi ge yuè zhèng duōshao qián?
- How much do you make each month?
- to hold open (with force)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
掙 (“to earn”)
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
掙
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
- to wrench open
- to ((force)) with all one's might
Readings
Vietnamese
Han character
掙: Hán Nôm readings: tránh, giành
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