掙
See also: 挣
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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
- Cantonese (Jyutping): zaang1 / zang1 / zaang6
- Eastern Min (BUC): cĕng
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chng / cheng / chiⁿ / chiāⁿ
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 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/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Note:
- Mainland:
- zhēng - used only in 掙扎 (zhēngzhá).
- Taiwan:
- zhèng - "to earn (money)";
- zhēng - other senses.
- (Dungan)
- (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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Eastern Min
- 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/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Wu
Definitions
掙
- to struggle to get free
- 那獃子左掙右掙，掙不得脫手。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- From: Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West, 16th century CE
- Nà dāizi zuǒ zhèng yòu zhèng, zhèng bù dé tuōshǒu. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
那呆子左挣右挣，挣不得脱手。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
- to struggle to support
- to earn; to make
- to hold open (with force)
Synonyms
- (to earn):
Dialectal synonyms of 掙 (“to earn”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 掙 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 掙 |
| Taiwan | 賺 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 掙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 掙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 掙 |
| Wuhan | 賺 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | 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 |
| Chaozhou | 趁 | |
| Wu | Suzhou | 掙 |
| Wenzhou | 近 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 掙 |
| Shuangfeng | 掙 | |
Compounds
References
- “掙”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Japanese
Kanji
掙
- to wrench open
- to ((force)) with all one's might
Readings
Vietnamese
Han character
掙: Hán Nôm readings: tránh, giành
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