# 爭

| 爭 | U+722D, &#29229; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-722D |
| ← 爬 [U+722C] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 爮 → [U+722E] |

## Translingual
### Han character

爭 (Kangxi radical 87, 爪+4, 8 strokes, cangjie input 月尸木 (BSD), four-corner 2050$_7$, composition ⿱爫⿻コ𬺰)

#### Derived characters

* 凈, 𠲜, 埩, 婙, 崢, 𢏰, 𢛵, 掙, 淨, 猙, 𫐭, 𪰭, 棦, 𪸾, 琤, 㬹, 𡴣, 𪟐, 睜, 碀, 竫, 𰁔, 𠬉, 𥺲, 䋫, 䍵, 𦓺, 𠎈, 諍, 𧶄, 踭, 𨌢, 𨲌, 𪬭, 錚, 靜, 𦽰, 𩗲, 𰏎, 𪢛, 𤔷, 𨘱, 䱢
* 𬋨, 𨛰, 𪺓, 𪺗, 𩓞, 𪺘, 𡸵, 𦱊, 箏, 鬇, 䦛

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 688, character 33
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 19663
* Dae Jaweon: page 1101, character 22
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2031, character 3
* Unihan data for U+722D

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 爭 :
| Shang | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Oracle bone script | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | Old Chinese |
| 琤 | *sʰraːŋ, *sʰreːŋ |
| 崢 | *zraːŋ, *zreːŋ |
| 鬇 | *zraːŋ, *zreːŋ |
| 爭 | *ʔsreːŋ |
| 箏 | *ʔsreːŋ |
| 猙 | *ʔsreːŋ, *zeŋʔ |
| 埩 | *ʔsreːŋ, *zreːŋ |
| 諍 | *ʔsreːŋs |
| 凈 | *sʰreːŋ |
| 錚 | *sʰreːŋ |
| 棦 | *sʰreːŋ |
| 竫 | *zreŋʔ |
| 睜 | *zeŋʔ |
| 淨 | *zeŋs |
Pictogram (象形) – two hands on a plowshare. The two hands are still visibile on top of the character (爪 and 彐), while the plowshare looks like a vertical hook in modern writing.

### Etymology
#### "to dispute; to fight; to contend; to strive"

    Cognate with Tibetan འཛིང་བ ('dzing ba, “to quarrel; to contend; to fight”), Burmese စစ် (cac, “war”) (Schuessler, 2007).

#### "to lack; to owe"

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

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): zhēng (zheng$^1$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): zen$^1$
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zaang$^1$ / zang$^1$ / caang$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): zang$^1$ / cang$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): zang$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): châng / chên
    (Meixian, Guangdong): zang$^1$ / zên$^1$
* Jin (Wiktionary): zeng$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): cáing
* Eastern Min (BUC): căng / cĕng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): za$^1$ / zaⁿ$^1$ / zeng$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chiⁿ / cheⁿ / cheng / chng
    (Teochew, Peng'im): zên$^1$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^1$tsan; $^1$tsen
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): zen$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhēng
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄥ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jheng
*** Wade–Giles: chêng$^1$
*** Yale: jēng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeng
*** Palladius: чжэн (čžɛn)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: zen$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: zen
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sən⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zaang$^1$ / zang$^1$ / caang$^1$
*** Yale: jāang / jāng / chāang
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzaang$^1$ / dzang$^1$ / tsaang$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zang$^1$ / zeng$^1$ / cang$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡saːŋ⁵⁵/, /t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/, /t͡sʰaːŋ⁵⁵/
* zang1 - literary ("to dispute" and related senses);
* zaang1 - vernacular ("to contend", "to lack", "to owe");
* caang1 - "to lack".
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit爭 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /ʈ͡ʂəŋ⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /ʈ͡ʂəŋ⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /t͡səŋ²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /ʈ͡ʂəŋ²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /ʈ͡ʂəŋ²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /ʈ͡ʂəŋ²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /t͡səŋ²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /t͡sə̃⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /t͡səŋ⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /ʈ͡ʂə̃n³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /t͡sɤŋ⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /t͡sən⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /t͡sən⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /t͡sen⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /t͡sə⁴⁴̃/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /t͡sən³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /t͡sən²¹/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /t͡səŋ¹¹/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /t͡səŋ¹³/ /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩¹³/ ～氣 |
| Jin | Hohhot | /t͡sə̃ŋ³¹/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /t͡səŋ⁵³/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /t͡sən⁵⁵/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /t͡sen³³/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /t͡siɛ³³/ /d͡ziɛ³¹/ /d͡ziɛ²²/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /t͡sʌ̃³¹/ /t͡sɛ³¹/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /t͡ɕiɛ¹¹/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /t͡sən³³/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /t͡sɔn³³/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /t͡sɑŋ⁴²/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /t͡sen⁴⁴/ 鬥～ /t͡saŋ⁴⁴/ ～食 |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /t͡sɑŋ²⁴/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /t͡sɐŋ⁵³/ /t͡saŋ⁵³/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /t͡saŋ⁵⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /t͡siŋ⁵⁵/ /t͡sĩ⁵⁵/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /t͡saŋ⁴⁴/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /t͡saiŋ⁵⁴/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /t͡sẽ³³/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /t͡seŋ²³/ /t͡sɛ²³/ |
* Middle Chinese: tsreang
Rime :
| Character | 爭 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 莊 (18) |
| Final (韻) | 耕 (117) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | II |
| Fanqie | 側莖切 |
| Baxter | tsreang |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /t͡ʃˠɛŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʈ͡ʂᵚæŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /t͡ʃɐŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʈ͡ʂəɨjŋ/ |
| Li Rong | /t͡ʃɛŋ/ |
| Wang Li | /t͡ʃæŋ/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ʈ͡ʂæŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | zhēng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zang$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[ts]ˤreŋ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*ʔsreːŋ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 爭 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | zhēng |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ tsrɛng › |
| Old Chinese | /*[ts]ˁreŋ/ (~ *m-tsˁreŋ or *mə- tsˁreŋ) |
| English | strife, quarrel |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 爭 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 17142 |
| Phonetic component | 争 |
| Rime group | 耕 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 爭 |
| Old Chinese | /*ʔsreːŋ/ |

#### Definitions

爭
* to dispute; to fight
    冇咩好爭。／冇咩好争。 [Cantonese] ― mou$^5$ me$^1$ hou$^2$ zaang$^1$. [Jyutping] ― It is nothing to fight over.
       From: 现代汉语方言大词典
       Those two have been arguing for all day, but actually they're the same point.
       From: 现代汉语方言大词典
       He's not wrong in the first place, stop disputing!
       From: 现代汉语方言大词典
       Those two had a big fight.
       $^1$khe-khe $^6$woe-shiau $^6$lian-ka-deu $^6$zhieu $^1$tsan $^5$chi-le $^8$leq [Wugniu]
       After some bantering, those two started fighting.
* to contend
       From: 现代汉语方言大词典
       Tomorrow, after lunch, we'll be contending for the first place against them.
       From: 现代汉语方言大词典
       da$^4$ jia$^1$ zen$^1$ dao fa$^2$ yan$^2$ [Sichuanese Pinyin]
       Everyone is fighting for a chance to speak.
* to strive
    爭氣／争气 ― zhēngqì ― to strive to excel
* (dialectal Mandarin, Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Jin, dialectal Min, Southern Wu) to lack; to be missing; still have; remaining
       keoi$^5$ dei$^6$ gaan$^1$ uk$^1$ zung$^6$ zaang$^1$ go$^3$ ci$^3$ so$^2$ mei$^6$ zong$^1$. [Jyutping]
       Their house still hasn't had the bathroom installed yet.
       dou$^3$ gei$^1$ coeng$^4$ zung$^6$ zaang$^1$ gei$^2$ fan$^1$ zung$^1$. [Jyutping]
       There are still a couple minutes until we reach the airport.
       hou$^2$ ci$^5$ zaang$^1$ gam$^2$ di$^1$ je$^5$ [Jyutping]
       seems to be missing something
* (Cantonese) to have a difference (expressed in conjunction with terms of physical distance)
    同X爭好遠／同X争好远 [Cantonese] ― tung$^4$ X zaang$^1$ hou$^2$ jyun$^5$ [Jyutping] ― to be greatly different from X
       tung$^4$ X zaang$^1$ sap$^6$ maan$^6$ baat$^3$ cin$^1$ lei$^5$ [Jyutping]
       to be radically different from X ("be different by 108,000 li")
* (Ürümqi Mandarin) argumentative
       From: 现代汉语方言大词典
       Tā nàge rén tài zhēng liē, hé shéi dōu chù bùhǎo. [Pinyin]
       He's way too argumentative, he can't hang out with anyone.
* (Ürümqi Mandarin) to open up
       From: 现代汉语方言大词典
       Bǎ kǒudài zhēng kāi, hǎo wǎng lǐ zhuāng. [Pinyin]
       Open up your pocket, let's put it in there.
* (dialectal) to owe
       From: 现代汉语方言大词典
       ngo$^3$ huan$^2$ zen$^1$ nyi$^3$ san$^1$ go$^2$ qian$^2$ min$^2$ tian$^1$ ge$^1$ nyi$^3$ [Sichuanese Pinyin]
       I still owe you thirty cents, I'll give it to you tomorrow.
* (Wanrong Mandarin) because; due to; so that
       From: 现代汉语方言大词典
       Tā liǎ zhēng yī jù huà chǎo qǐ la. [Pinyin]
       They started fighting because of a small line.
* (Wanrong Mandarin) capable
    Synonym: 能幹 / 能干 (nénggàn) (Standard)
       From: 现代汉语方言大词典
       Nǐ kě zhēng li, zuò huó néng dǐng jǐ wài rén. [Pinyin]
       You're rather capable aren't you, what you do is comparable to multiple others.
* (Suzhounese, Dongguan Cantonese) to argue for the sake of arguing
    Synonym: 抬槓 / 抬杠 (táigàng) (Standard)
       From: 现代汉语方言大词典
       I can't be bothered to bicker with you, we'll see who's right eventually.
* (Wenzhounese) different
       From: 现代汉语方言大词典
       Going to community college and going to university for an undergrad are different though.
* (Jinhua Wu) to have reservations
       From: 现代汉语方言大词典
       He doesn't have much energy left.
* 25th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "contention" (𝌞)
* why, how

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 吵架, 爭吵, 吵鬧, 爭執, 吵嘴, 拌嘴, 鬥嘴 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 吵架, 打架, 嗆嗆, 吵吵, 吵秧子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 吵架 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Langfang | 吵架 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 吵架, 吵吵, 打嘴仗, 打吵子, 打嘰嘰, 鬧嘰嘰 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 吵架 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 吵架 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 犯嚼情, 犯嚼舌, 嗆嗆, 戧, 對掐, 摑 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 吵吵 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 打架 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 吵架 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 吵架 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 吵, 吵架, 吵嘴, 打仗, 打架 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 打嘴仗, 打仗 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 打仗 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 嚷架兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 吵架 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 吵架 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 吵嘴, 吵架, 吵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 吵架, 吵嘴 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 磨牙, 詥架, 詥, 拌嘴 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 吵嘴 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 吵仗, 嚷仗 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 嚷仗, 吵架 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 吵架, 吵, 扯筋, 罵架, 鬧架, 角逆, 打嘴巴仗 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 吵架, 吵嘴, 找些來鬧 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 吵架, 吵嘴, 折罵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 吵架, 鬧起來 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 嚷, 嚷架, 爭嘴, 拌嘴 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 吵架 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 吵嘴, 吵, 鬧架 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 吵窩子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 𠵹喪, 𠵹, 吵, 吵死 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 罵架, 𠵹喪, 𠵹, 犯頂, 犯翹, 吵死, 吵嘴 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 吵嘴 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 嗌交, 嘈交, 鬧交, 吵交, 爭交, 嘈吵 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 嗌交, 鬧交, 嘈交, 爭交 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 嗌交 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 吵鬧 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 鬧交 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 嘈交 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 爭交 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 嗌交 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 鬧交 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 嗌交 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 嘈, 怒交 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 嗌交 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 嗌交 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 爭交 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 吵插 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 爭吵, 嗌交 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 爭交 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 爭交 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 鬧交 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 鬧交 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 鬧交 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 鬧交 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 鬧交 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 鬧交 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 鬧交 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 嘈 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 鬧交, 嘈交 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 鬧交 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 嘈交 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 打交 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 爭交, 嗌交 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 爭交, 嗌交 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 爭交 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 爭交 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 鬧會 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 嘈交, 嗌交, 牙絡 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 嘈交, 嗌交 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 嗌交 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 罵相罵, 埂仗 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 相罵, 埂, 吵 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 鬥鬧 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 相罵, 嘈交仔, 嘈交, 嘈嘴, 嘈仗, 詏 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 嘈交哩, 嘈交 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 嘈交, 嘈嘴, 撐交, 鬧交 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua) | 詏 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua) | 詏 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 嘈交 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 嘈交 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua) | 爭嘴 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 鬧交 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 嘈交, 罵交 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 罵交 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 嘈嘴哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 嘈交哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 嘈嘴哩, 嘈交哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 嘈相罵 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 嘈交 |
| Hakka | Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua) | 嘈嘴 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua) | 嘈交仔 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua) | 爭 |
| Hakka | Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua) | 嘈口, 嘈交 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua) | 嘈交 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua) | 講口 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 講口 |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua) | 嘈嘴 |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua) | 講口 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 嘈交, 相聲 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 嘈交 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 罵交 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 相詏 |
| Hakka | Changting | 講口, 鬥舌 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 嘈交子, 相罵 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 嘈交子, 嘈交, 講嘴 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 講口, 鬥舌 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 講口 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 講口 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 講口 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 講口 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 講口 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 冤家, 相嘈, 相罵, 駁嘴 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 冤家, 相嘈, 相罵, 嘈事 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 冤家, 相嘈, 相罵, 駁嘴 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 冤家, 相嘈, 相罵, 駁嘴 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 冤家, 相嘈, 相罵, 駁嘴 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 冤家, 相嘈, 相罵, 駁嘴 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 嘈交 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 爭交 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 吵嘴 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 嘈交 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 嘈交 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 相罵 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 相嘈 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 吵, 吵死 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 吵死 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 吵, 嚷, 吵架 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 嚷架, 嚷 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 嚷架 |
| Jin | Handan | 吵架 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 相罵 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 罵架 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 相罵 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 相爭 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 冤家, 相罵 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 相爭 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 冤家, 相罵 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 相罵 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 相爭 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 相喊 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 咬齧 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 咬齧 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 猴咬 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 相罵, 冤家, 冤, 嘀嗒 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 冤家 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 冤家, 冤, 嘀嗒 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 冤家, 冤 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 冤家, 冤 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 相罵, 冤家, 交拚 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 相罵, 冤家 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 相罵, 冤家 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 相罵, 冤家 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 相罵, 冤家 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 相罵, 冤家, 相嚷 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 相罵, 冤家 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 冤家 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 相罵, 冤家 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 冤家 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 相嚷, 相罵 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 相罵 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 相罵 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 相罵, 相嚷, 厊䜎, 相爭 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 相罵, 冤家, 冤, 厊䜎, 相諍 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 冤家, 相諍, 冤 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 相罵 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 爭交 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 相罵, 冤家 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 相罵, 相詏, 冤家 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 相罵, 相詏, 冤家 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 相詏 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 相罵, 冤家 |
| Southern Min | Puning | 相詏, 鬥詏, 鬥相詏, 冤家, 相爭 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 相罵, 冤家 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 相罵, 相詏 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 相罵 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 相罵, 冤家 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 相爭 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 相罵, 相爭 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 相爭 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 相罵 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 罵交 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 罵交 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 爭交, 爭架, 鬥口 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 鬧交子 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 吵相罵, 尋相罵, 盤嘴舌, 吵, 盤淘氣, 相罵 dated, 做惱 dated |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 吵相罵, 淘氣 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 吵相罵, 尋相罵, 相罵 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 吵相罵, 相罵 |
| Wu | Danyang | 吵相罵, 吵事, 吵架, 吵屍 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 鬧架兒, 吵吵兒, 吵架兒 |
| Wu | Shaoxing | 討相罵, 悖逆 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 造孽, 造 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 亂起, 相亂, 爭起 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 相罵, 相爭, 接熱 |
| Wu | Jinhua (Tangxi) | 相爭 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 吵場合, 鬧場合, 扯皮, 扯筋 |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | 扯皮 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 𪘬皮, 𪘬架, 吵架 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 𪘬筋, 扯皮 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 爭吵 |
* (to lack): 欠 (qiàn)
* (to owe):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 欠 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 該, 欠 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 欠 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 欠, 該 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 欠 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 欠 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 該, 欠, 短 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 欠, 該 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 欠, 該, 爭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 爭, 該 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 欠, 該 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 少, 該 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 欠, 該 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 欠, 該, 短 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 爭, 該, 欠 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 該, 差 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 爭, 該, 欠 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 欠 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 空, 該, 欠 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 差, 該, 空 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 該, 差 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 爭, 欠 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 爭, 欠 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 爭 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 爭 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 爭 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 爭 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 爭 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 爭 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 爭 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 爭 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 爭 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 爭 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 欠 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 爭 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 爭 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 欠 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 爭 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 爭 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 爭 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 爭 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 爭 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 爭 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 爭 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 爭 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 爭 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 欠, 爭 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 爭 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 爭 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 爭 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 該 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 欠, 該 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 差, 少 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 欠, 爭 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 少 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 少, 爭 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 爭 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 爭 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 差 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 欠 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 欠 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 欠, 爭 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 欠 |
| Hakka | Changting | 欠 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 少 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 欠 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 欠 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 欠 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 欠 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 欠 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 欠 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 欠 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 欠 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 爭 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 欠 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 該, 短 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 該, 短 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 欠 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 欠 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 欠 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 欠 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 欠 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 欠 GT |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 欠 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 欠 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 欠 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 欠 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 欠 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 欠, 該 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 欠 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 欠 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 欠, 該 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 欠 |
| Wu | Danyang | 欠 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 欠 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 欠, 爭 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 欠 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 該, 欠 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 欠 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 欠, 該 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |

#### Compounds

* 一爭長短 / 一争长短
* 上下爭輝 / 上下争辉
* 不爭 / 不争 (bùzhēng)
* 不爭多 / 不争多
* 不爭得 / 不争得
* 不爭氣 / 不争气 (bùzhēngqì)
* 中法戰爭 / 中法战争
* 乖爭 / 乖争
* 交爭 / 交争
* 人民戰爭 / 人民战争 (rénmín zhànzhēng)
* 代理戰爭 / 代理战争
* 以阿戰爭 / 以阿战争
* 伊科戰爭 / 伊科战争
* 你爭我奪 / 你争我夺
* 係爭 / 系争
* 係爭物 / 系争物
* 傳統戰爭 / 传统战争
* 內爭 / 内争
* 全面戰爭 / 全面战争
* 兩伊戰爭 / 两伊战争 (Liǎngyī Zhànzhēng)
* 兩虎相爭 / 两虎相争
* 分爭 / 分争 (fēnzhēng)
* 分秒必爭 / 分秒必争 (fēnmiǎobìzhēng)
* 力爭 / 力争 (lìzhēng)
* 力爭上流 / 力争上流
* 力爭上游 / 力争上游
* 勞資爭議 / 劳资争议
* 北方戰爭 / 北方战争
* 十鼠爭穴 / 十鼠争穴
* 南北戰爭 / 南北战争 (Nánběi Zhànzhēng)
* 原子戰爭 / 原子战争
* 只爭旦夕 / 只争旦夕
* 吃醋爭風 / 吃醋争风
* 奮勇爭先 / 奋勇争先
* 宗教戰爭 / 宗教战争 (zōngjiào zhànzhēng)
* 差爭 / 差争
* 布匿戰爭 / 布匿战争
* 常規戰爭 / 常规战争 (chángguī zhànzhēng)
* 廷爭面折 / 廷争面折
* 必爭之地 / 必争之地 (bìzhēngzhīdì)
* 忿爭 / 忿争
* 恐後爭先 / 恐后争先 (kǒnghòuzhēngxiān)
* 息爭 / 息争
* 惡性競爭 / 恶性竞争
* 意氣之爭 / 意气之争 (yìqìzhīzhēng)
* 戰爭 / 战争 (zhànzhēng)
* 戰爭片 / 战争片
* 抗日戰爭 / 抗日战争 (Kàngrì Zhànzhēng)
* 抗爭 / 抗争 (kàngzhēng)
* 推鋒爭死 / 推锋争死
* 據理力爭 / 据理力争 (jùlǐlìzhēng)
* 據理而爭 / 据理而争
* 政治鬥爭 / 政治斗争
* 明爭暗鬥 / 明争暗斗 (míngzhēng'àndòu)
* 普奧戰爭 / 普奥战争
* 普法戰爭 / 普法战争
* 有限戰爭 / 有限战争
* 朋黨之爭 / 朋党之争
* 核子戰爭 / 核子战争 (hézǐ zhànzhēng)
* 桃李爭妍 / 桃李争妍
* 桃李爭輝 / 桃李争辉
* 桃柳爭妍 / 桃柳争妍
* 楚漢相爭 / 楚汉相争
* 權力鬥爭 / 权力斗争
* 波希戰爭 / 波希战争
* 滕薛爭長 / 滕薛争长
* 為國爭光 / 为国争光
* 炫異爭奇 / 炫异争奇
* 無血戰爭 / 无血战争
* 無限戰爭 / 无限战争
* 爭些 / 争些 (zhēngxiē)
* 爭交 / 争交 (zhēngjiāo)
* 爭似 / 争似
* 爭先 / 争先 (zhēngxiān)
* 爭光 / 争光 (zhēngguāng)
* 爭先恐後 / 争先恐后 (zhēngxiānkǒnghòu)
* 爭分奪秒 / 争分夺秒 (zhēngfēnduómiǎo)
* 爭功 / 争功
* 爭功諉過 / 争功诿过
* 爭勝 / 争胜 (zhēngshèng)
* 爭勝要強 / 争胜要强
* 爭友 / 争友
* 爭取 / 争取 (zhēngqǔ)
* 爭口 / 争口
* 爭口氣 / 争口气
* 爭名奪利 / 争名夺利 (zhēngmíngduólì)
* 爭名競利 / 争名竞利
* 爭名逐利 / 争名逐利
* 爭吵 / 争吵 (zhēngchǎo)
* 爭嘴 / 争嘴 (zhēngzuǐ)
* 爭四角 / 争四角
* 爭坐位帖 / 争坐位帖
* 爭執 / 争执 (zhēngzhí)
* 爭奈 / 争奈
* 爭奇鬥妍 / 争奇斗妍
* 爭奇鬥異 / 争奇斗异
* 爭奇鬥豔 / 争奇斗艳
* 爭奪 / 争夺 (zhēngduó)
* 爭妍 / 争妍 (zhēngyán)
* 爭妍獻媚 / 争妍献媚
* 爭妍鬥奇 / 争妍斗奇
* 爭妍鬥豔 / 争妍斗艳 (zhēngyándòuyàn)
* 爭寵 / 争宠 (zhēngchǒng)
* 爭差 / 争差
* 爭席 / 争席
* 爭強 / 争强 (zhēngqiáng)
* 爭強好勝 / 争强好胜
* 爭強賭勝 / 争强赌胜
* 爭強顯勝 / 争强显胜
* 爭強鬥勝 / 争强斗胜
* 爭戰 / 争战
* 爭拗 / 争拗
* 爭持 / 争持 (zhēngchí)
* 爭持不下 / 争持不下
* 爭權 / 争权 (zhēngquán)
* 爭權奪利 / 争权夺利 (zhēngquánduólì)
* 爭權攘利 / 争权攘利
* 爭氣 / 争气 (zhēngqì)
* 爭涉 / 争涉
* 爭球 / 争球
* 爭短論長 / 争短论长
* 爭端 / 争端 (zhēngduān)
* 爭競 / 争竞
* 爭紅鬥紫 / 争红斗紫
* 爭臉 / 争脸
* 爭臣 / 争臣
* 爭衡 / 争衡
* 爭訟 / 争讼 (zhēngsòng)
* 爭論 / 争论 (zhēnglùn)
* 爭議 / 争议 (zhēngyì)
* 爭豔 / 争艳
* 爭輝 / 争辉
* 爭辯 / 争辩 (zhēngbiàn)
* 爭逐 / 争逐
* 爭道 / 争道
* 爭鋒 / 争锋 (zhēngfēng)
* 爭鋒吃醋 / 争锋吃醋
* 爭長爭短 / 争长争短
* 爭長競短 / 争长竞短
* 爭長論短 / 争长论短
* 爭閑氣 / 争闲气
* 爭雄 / 争雄 (zhēngxióng)
* 爭霸 / 争霸 (zhēngbà)
* 爭霸戰 / 争霸战
* 爭面子 / 争面子 (zhēng miànzi)
* 爭頭鼓腦 / 争头鼓脑
* 爭風 / 争风
* 爭風吃醋 / 争风吃醋 (zhēngfēngchīcù)
* 爭鬥 / 争斗 (zhēngdòu)
* 爭鬧 / 争闹
* 爭鳴 / 争鸣 (zhēngmíng)
* 爭鹿 / 争鹿
* 牛李黨爭 / 牛李党争
* 生存競爭 / 生存竞争
* 甲午戰爭 / 甲午战争 (Jiǎwǔ Zhànzhēng)
* 百家爭鳴 / 百家争鸣 (bǎijiāzhēngmíng)
* 百年戰爭 / 百年战争 (Bǎinián Zhànzhēng)
* 百花爭妍 / 百花争妍 (bǎihuāzhēngyán)
* 直奉戰爭 / 直奉战争
* 直皖戰爭 / 直皖战争
* 萬壑爭流 / 万壑争流
* 競爭 / 竞争 (jìngzhēng)
* 競爭力 / 竞争力 (jìngzhēnglì)
* 競短爭長 / 竞短争长
* 紛爭 / 纷争 (fēnzhēng)
* 紛爭不已 / 纷争不已
* 耀眼爭光 / 耀眼争光
* 背本爭末 / 背本争末
* 自由競爭 / 自由竞争 (zìyóu jìngzhēng)
* 與世無爭 / 与世无争 (yǔshìwúzhēng)
* 與世靡爭 / 与世靡争
* 與民爭利 / 与民争利 (yǔmínzhēnglì)
* 良性競爭 / 良性竞争
* 薔薇戰爭 / 蔷薇战争
* 虎鬥龍爭 / 虎斗龙争
* 蝸角之爭 / 蜗角之争 (wōjiǎozhīzhēng)
* 蠻觸之爭 / 蛮触之争
* 蠻觸相爭 / 蛮触相争
* 解訟息爭 / 解讼息争
* 論爭 / 论争 (lùnzhēng)
* 諫爭如流 / 谏争如流
* 護法戰爭 / 护法战争
* 逐利爭名 / 逐利争名
* 那爭 / 那争
* 鄭人爭年 / 郑人争年
* 門戶之爭 / 门户之争
* 階級鬥爭 / 阶级斗争 (jiējí dòuzhēng)
* 雞爭鵝鬥 / 鸡争鹅斗
* 雞鶩爭食 / 鸡鹜争食
* 面折廷爭 / 面折廷争
* 革命戰爭 / 革命战争
* 革爭 / 革争
* 鬥巧爭奇 / 斗巧争奇
* 鬥爭 / 斗争 (dòuzhēng)
* 鬥爭鬥合 / 斗争斗合
* 鬥豔爭芳 / 斗艳争芳
* 鴉片戰爭 / 鸦片战争 (Yāpiàn Zhànzhēng)
* 鷸蚌相爭 / 鹬蚌相争 (yùbàngxiāngzhēng)
* 黨爭 / 党争 (dǎngzhēng)
* 鼓腦爭頭 / 鼓脑争头
* 龍戰虎爭 / 龙战虎争
* 龍爭虎戰 / 龙争虎战
* 龍爭虎鬥 / 龙争虎斗

#### Descendants

* → Vietnamese: giành

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhèng (zheng$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zaang$^3$ / zang$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhèng
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhèng
*** Wade–Giles: chêng$^4$
*** Yale: jèng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenq
*** Palladius: чжэн (čžɛn)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zaang$^3$ / zang$^3$
*** Yale: jaang / jang
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzaang$^3$ / dzang$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zang$^3$ / zeng$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡saːŋ³³/, /t͡sɐŋ³³/

#### Definitions

爭
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 諍／诤 (zhèng, “to admonish”).

#### Compounds

* 爭友 / 争友
* 爭子 / 争子
* 爭引 / 争引
* 爭弟 / 争弟
* 爭臣 / 争臣

### References

* “爭”, 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

| Shinjitai | 争 |
| Kyūjitai | 爭 |

### Kanji

(Jinmeiyō kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 争)
* Kyūjitai form of 争

#### Readings

* Go-on: しょう (shō)
* Kan-on: そう (sō)

## Korean
### Hanja

爭 (eumhun 다툴 쟁 (datul jaeng))
* hanja form of 쟁 (“dispute; fight”)

#### Compounds

* 전쟁 (戰爭, jeonjaeng, “war”)
* 경쟁 (競爭, gyeongjaeng, “competition”)
* 논쟁 (論爭, nonjaeng, “dispute, controversy, contention”)
* 분쟁 (紛爭, bunjaeng, “dispute, conflict”)
* 투쟁 (鬪爭, tujaeng, “fight, struggle”)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

爭: Hán Nôm readings: tranh, tránh, giành
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