How to write 爭
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Meaning of 爭
Pinyin
zhēng、 zhèng
Radical
爫
Strokes
8
Definition
struggle / fight
Usage
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爭
1. The traditional form of "争".
2. To seize or take by force; not to yield to one another.
3. To compete or contest.
4. To debate.
5. Difference or discrepancy.
6. To admonish, same as "諍".
7. How; same as "怎".
爭
1. The traditional form of "争".
2. To seize or take by force. For example: "公孫閼與潁考叔爭車，潁考叔挾輈以走。" ("Gongsun A and Ying Kaoshuku competed for a cart; Ying Kaoshuku took the reins and ran away.")
3. To compare or compete. For example: "汝惟不矜，天下莫與汝爭能。" ("If you don't show off, no one in the world can compete with your ability.")
4. To debate. For instance: "據理力爭。" ("Arguing based on reason.")
5. Difference or discrepancy. For example: "百年身後一丘土，貧富高低爭幾多。" ("After a hundred years, only a mound of earth remains; how much difference is there between wealth and poverty?")
6. To admonish, which is the same as "諍". For example: "關龍逢﹑王子比干能以要領之死，爭其上之過。"
7. How; the same as "怎". For example: "若是有情爭不哭，夜來風雨葬西施。" ("If there is love, how can one not cry; the winds and rains at night bury Xi Shi.")
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Input Method for 爭
Pinyin
zheng1
Wubi
qvhj
Cangjie
nsd
Zhengma
rxb
Four Corner
27507
Unicode
U+722d
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