战 zhàn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 戈 — spear, lance, halberd
- Made of
- 占 to divine 戈 spear, lance, halberd
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
战争
zhànzhēng
war
Characters in this word
争 zhēng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 亅 — hook
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 战争很可怕。 Zhànzhēng hěn kěpà. War is very scary.
- 我们不要战争。 Wǒmen bú yào zhànzhēng. We do not want war.
- 战争结束了。 Zhànzhēng jiéshù le. The war is over.
Related words
- 挑战 tiǎozhàn challenge
- 战斗 zhàndòu battle; to fight
- 战胜 zhànshèng to defeat; to overcome
- 战士 zhànshì soldier; fighter
- 争 zhēng to fight for; to argue
- 争取 zhēngqǔ to strive for; to win over
- 争论 zhēnglùn to argue
- 竞争 jìngzhēng to compete; competition
- 争议 zhēngyì dispute; controversy
- 阵 zhèn a burst (measure word)
- 指挥 zhǐhuī to direct; to command
- 敌人 dírén enemy