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挣
掙
zhèng
1. to struggle to get free
2. to strive to acquire
3. to make (money)
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 4%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

挣
zhēng
to struggle, to strive, to endeavor
HSK 5 9 丶

Compound Words (6)

挣得
zhèngdé
to earn (income)
挣扎
zhēngzhá
to struggle
HSK 6
挣脱
zhèngtuō
to throw off
挣钱
zhèngqián
to make money
撒呓挣
sāyìzhēng
somniloquy
垂死挣扎
chuísǐzhēngzhá
deathbed struggle

Alternate Entries

挣
zhēng
see [[掙扎|挣扎<zhēngzhá>]]
HSK 5

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,874
Word Frequency Rank
3,726 of 84,292