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zhēng

fierce-looking, ferocious

🔤 Pictophonetic: 犭 (dog) provides meaning, 争 provides pronunciation
HSK 9 strokes Uncommon (41%)
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Component Breakdown

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犭
quǎn
dog
争
zhēng
to dispute, to fight, to contend, to strive
⿰犭争 i

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Component Tree i

quǎn
犭
dog
📷 Pictographic: A dog turned to the side
3 strokes
zhēng
争
to dispute, to fight, to contend, to strive
💡 Ideographic: Simplified form of 爭, two hands 爪 and 彐 fighting over 亅
6 strokes HSK 4

Words Using 狰 (2)