争 · zhēng · to strive for
Learn the Chinese character 争 with its source-linked HSK 4 status, pronunciation, one concise learning meaning, stroke order, real HSK words, and published learning contexts.
Writing guide
How to use the writing tool
- 1. WatchSee the stroke order for 争.
- 2. TraceFollow the guided strokes to build the movement.
- 3. WriteWrite from memory and receive feedback.
HSK vocabulary
Words with 争
Source-linked HSK vocabulary records that contain 争.
Linked HSK vocabulary
- 竞争jìngzhēngto compete
- 争zhēngto strive for
- 争取zhēngqǔto fight for
- 斗争dòuzhēnga struggle
- 战争zhànzhēngwar
- 争吵zhēngchǎoto quarrel
- 争夺zhēngduóto fight over
- 争论zhēnglùnto argue
- 争议zhēngyìcontroversy
- 抗争kàngzhēngto resist
- 力争lìzhēngto work hard for
- 争辩zhēngbiàna dispute
- 争端zhēngduāndispute
- 争分夺秒zhēngfēn-duómiǎolit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom)
- 争光zhēngguāngto win an honor
- 争气zhēngqìto work hard for sth
- 争相zhēngxiāngto fall over each other in their eagerness to...
- 争先恐后zhēngxiān-kǒnghòu(idiom) to compete to be first
- 争执zhēngzhíto dispute
Real usage
Example sentences with 争
Published HSK 4 course contexts only. Each sentence links back to the lesson that owns it.
No accepted HSK 4 course context containing 争 is indexed yet. This page does not generate example sentences.
Character questions
About 争
Short answers based on the sources identified on this page.
What does 争 mean in Chinese?
争 is listed here with the concise learning meaning: to strive for.
How do you pronounce 争?
争 is shown as zhēng.
Is 争 an HSK 4 character?
Yes. 争 is HSK 4 recognition character #414.
Can I practise writing 争?
Yes. Use Watch, Trace, or Write above.
Learning details
- HSK 4 recognition
- HSK 4 handwriting practice
- 19 linked HSK words
Content transparency
Sources and editorial policy
- HSK placement: HSK 4 recognition character #414.
- Writing scope: HSK 4 handwriting practice.
- Meaning and pronunciation: CC-CEDICT and linked HSK vocabulary data, shown as supplemental learning metadata.
- Vocabulary: source-linked HSK vocabulary records, each linked to its published HSK vocabulary page.
- Example sentences: published course contexts only; this page does not generate new example sentences.
- Stroke-order practice: HanziWriter character data. This is a source-linked learning reference, not an official HSK publication.