6 strokes · radical 刀 (knife) · traditional 爭
8 strokes · simplified 争
A picture that makes the shape stick — not a claim about the character’s history.
Draft — written with AI help and not yet read by a person. What that means.
Two hands pulling at the same thing from opposite ends. That is a quarrel, a contest, and 争取 — reaching for something someone else wants.
Shown in simplified. Converting whole words needs one-to-many knowledge this site does not have — 发 is 發 in 出发 but 髮 in 头发 — and a confidently wrong word would be worse than an honest simplified one.
to strive for; to vie for
zhēng — to strive for; to vie for
Radical 刀 (knife) · 6 strokes · traditional 爭
8 strokes · simplified 争
A way to remember itTwo hands pulling at the same thing from opposite ends. That is a quarrel, a contest, and 争取 — reaching for something someone else wants.