used in 掙扎|挣扎[zheng1 zha2]
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to struggle to get free / to strive to acquire / to make (money)
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How to pronounce 挣

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= zh initial

Zh is for James II of England (詹姆斯二世, zhān​mǔ​sī èr​shì).

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ (e)ng1 final

In front of the engine.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= zh initial

Zh is for James II of England (詹姆斯二世, zhān​mǔ​sī èr​shì).

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ (e)ng4 final

In the engine’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

挣 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
to strive for / to vie for / to argue or debate / deficient or lacking (dialect) / how or what (literary)
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shǒu = sh + ou3
"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc
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Characters with 挣 as component

挣 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 挣

to struggle
to throw off / to struggle free of / Taiwan pr. [zheng1 tuo1]

Sentences with 挣

挣 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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zhēng / zhèng

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