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挣

zhèng

to earn

A person breaking loose from ropes
Memory picture

Character

挣 zhèng

Strokes
9
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 争 to dispute, to fight, to contend, to strive
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 我想挣钱。 Wǒ xiǎng zhèngqián. I want to earn money.
  • 他会挣钱。 Tā huì zhèngqián. He knows how to earn money.
  • 她挣得不少。 Tā zhèng de bù shǎo. She earns quite a lot.

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