zhēng = zh + (e)ng1
to strive for / to vie for / to argue or debate / deficient or lacking (dialect) / how or what (literary)
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爭 character breakdown

zhǎo = zh + ao3
"claw" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 87)
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Character component without intrinsic meaning
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