挣扎

to struggle

Characters and words in 挣扎

挣

掙

zhe̅ng = zh + (e)ng1

used in 掙扎|挣扎[zheng1 zha2]

挣

掙

zhèng = zh + (e)ng4

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

挣 = 争 + 扌 : The grim reaper (争) comes to the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4) to take James II of England (zh) with him. James II of England struggles (挣) to get free, but the grim reaper tightly grabs his back with a toy claw (扌).

扎

zha̅ = zh + a1

to prick / to run or stick (a needle etc) into / mug or jug used for serving beer (loanword from "jar")

扎 = 乚 + 扌 : James II of England (zh) uses a toy claw (扌) to stick (扎) a shovel (乚) into the earth in front of the ashram (a1).

扎

zhá = zh + a2

penetrating (as of cold) / struggle

扎

紥

za̅ = z + a1

variant of 紮|扎[za1]

扎

紥

zha̅ = zh + a1

variant of 紮|扎[zha1]

扎

紮

za̅ = z + a1

to tie / to bind / classifier for flowers, banknotes etc: bundle / Taiwan pr. [zha2]

扎 = 乚 + 扌 : Zorro (z) unearthed a bundle of flowers in front of the ashram (a1) using a shovel (乚), and now he's binding (扎) them into a bundle using a toy claw (扌).

扎

紮

zha̅ = zh + a1

(of troops) to be stationed (at) / Taiwan pr. [zha2]

扎

zhá = zh + a2

used in 挣扎[zheng1 zha2]