掙

See also: 挣

掙	U+6399, 掙 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6399

← 掘
[U+6398]

CJK Unified Ideographs

掚 →
[U+639A]

Translingual

Han character

掙 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 手月尸木 (QBSD), four-corner 5205₇, composition ⿰扌爭)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 438, character 3

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12265

Dae Jaweon: page 788, character 1

Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 3, page 1901, character 2

Unihan data for U+6399

Chinese

trad.		掙
simp.		挣

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 爭.

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): zhèng, zhēng (zheng⁴, zheng¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ, ㄓㄥ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): зын (zɨn, III)
Cantonese (Jyutping): zaang¹, zang¹, zaang⁶
Eastern Min (BUC): cĕng
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chng / cheng / chiⁿ / chiāⁿ
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ¹tsen

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhèng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhèng
  - Wade–Giles: chêng⁴
  - Yale: jèng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenq
  - Palladius: чжэн (čžɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jheng
  - Wade–Giles: chêng¹
  - Yale: jēng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeng
  - Palladius: чжэн (čžɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

Note:

Mainland:
- zhēng - used only in 掙扎 (zhēngzhá).
Taiwan:
- zhèng - "to earn (money)";
- zhēng - other senses.

- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: зын (zɨn, III)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡səŋ⁴⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zaang¹, zang¹, zaang⁶
  - Yale: jāang, jāng, jaahng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzaang¹, dzang¹, dzaang⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: zang¹, zeng¹, zang⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saːŋ⁵⁵/, /t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/, /t͡saːŋ²²/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: cĕng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛiŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chng
  - Tâi-lô: tsng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zngf
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sŋ̍³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng
  - Tâi-lô: tsing
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zefng
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tsinn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cvy
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡sĩ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiāⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tsiānn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cvia
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡siã³³/
Wu
- (Shanghai):
  - Wugniu: ¹tsen
  - MiniDict: tsen^平
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹tsen
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sən⁵³/

Definitions

掙

to struggle to get free
掙扎／挣扎 ― zhēngzhā ― to struggle

掙斷繩索／挣断绳索 ― zhèng duàn shéngsuǒ ― to break oneself free from a rope
- 那獃子左掙右掙，掙不得脫手。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  那獃子左挣右挣，挣不得脱手。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West, 16^th century CE
  Nà dāizi zuǒ zhèng yòu zhèng, zhèng bù dé tuōshǒu. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
to struggle to support
to earn; to make
掙面子／挣面子 ― zhèng miànzi ― to earn "face" from others

你每個月掙多少錢？ [MSC, trad.]
你每个月挣多少钱？ [MSC, simp.]
Nǐ měi ge yuè zhèng duōshao qián? [Pinyin]
How much do you make each month?
to hold open (with force)

Synonyms

(to earn):

Dialectal synonyms of 掙 (“to earn”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		掙
Mandarin	Beijing	掙
	Taiwan	賺
	Jinan	掙
	Xi'an	掙
	Wuhan	賺
	Chengdu	掙
	Yangzhou	尋
	Hefei	掙
Cantonese	Guangzhou	搵
	Hong Kong	搵
	Yangjiang	賺, 搵
Gan	Nanchang	掙
Hakka	Meixian	做
Jin	Taiyuan	掙
Northern Min	Jian'ou	趁
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	趁
Southern Min	Xiamen	趁
Southern Min	Chaozhou	趁
Wu	Suzhou	掙
Wu	Wenzhou	近
Xiang	Changsha	掙
Xiang	Shuangfeng	掙

Compounds

呆呆掙掙／呆呆挣挣
呆掙／呆挣
囈掙／呓挣
垂死掙扎
展掙／展挣
彈掙／弹挣
扎掙
打掙／打挣
掙命／挣命 (zhèngmìng)
掙扎 (zhēngzhá)
掙挫／挣挫
掙揣／挣揣 (zhèngchuài)
掙脫／挣脱 (zhèngtuō)
掙臉／挣脸
掙錢／挣钱 (zhèngqián)
掙開／挣开
掙䦟／挣䦷
放懞掙／放蒙挣
痴掙／痴挣
硬掙／硬挣
立掙／立挣
馬掙力戰／马挣力战

References

“掙”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

掙

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

to wrench open
to ((force)) with all one's might

Readings

On (unclassified): そう (sō); しょう (shō)

Kun: さす (sasu)

Vietnamese

Han character

掙: Hán Nôm readings: tránh, giành

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