挣
- Radical
- 扌
- Strokes
- 9
- Residual strokes
- 6
Mandarin
zhèng
zhēng
Teochew
Glyph
- Radical
- 扌
- Residual strokes
- 6 strokes
- Strokes
- 9 strokes
- Mandarin
- zhèng / zhēng
Definitions by reading
zêng1
文
Mandarin equivalent zhèng / zhēng
Regional readings
19th-century Fucheng
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Chaoyang
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Chenghai
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Jieyang
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Raoping
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Shantou
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①zhèng ②用力支撑或摆脱：～脱 | ～开。 ③出力取得：～钱 | ～饭吃。 ☞ 潮语中形容赚钱：趁钱（tang3 zin5） 普通话：zhēng 〔～扎〕尽力支撑或摆脱，如“垂死～～” 。 ④用力摆脱束缚：挣脱 ⑤用劳动换取报酬：挣钱 ⑥竭力支撑或摆脱：垂死挣扎
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English meaning
strive, endeavor, struggle