Word

争光 (zhēng guāng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

Meaning of 争光

动 dòng verb

to win honor

他为国家争光。

tā wèi guó jiā zhēng guāng

He won honor for his country.

Word breakdown

争 zhēng — to strive, to compete

光 guāng — glory, honor

Structure & writing

1 争 zhēng — to strive for; to compete for

争 is a component in 5 characters

HSK 3

净 jìng clean; neat 静 jìng still, motionless (opposite of 动)

HSK 5

挣 zhèng struggle to free oneself from restraint

HSK 6

睁 zhēng to open one's eyes

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筝 zhēng guzheng (Chinese zither), a plucked string instrument

争 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 光 guāng — light (visible or invisible radiation such as sunlight, lamplight, moonlight, infrared or ultraviolet rays); also called 光波 or 光线

光 is a component in 4 characters

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恍 huǎng suddenly; all at once; in a flash 晃 huàng to shake, to sway 耀 yào to shine brilliantly; to dazzle 辉 huī radiant brilliance; glowing splendor

consists of

2.1 ⺌ guāng — small, tiny

⺌ is a component in 6 characters

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当 dāng to serve as; to act as

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光 guāng light (visible or invisible radiation such as sunlight, lamplight, moonlight, infrared or ultraviolet rays); also called 光波 or 光线

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肖 xiào to resemble, to look like 锁 suǒ lock (metal device requiring a key, code, or card to open)

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尚 shàng to revere; to value highly

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琐 suǒ trivial, trifling, petty

2.2 兀 wù — towering and prominent

兀 is a component in 4 characters

HSK 1

元 yuán the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), founded by Kublai Khan 西 xī west (one of the four cardinal directions, the side where the sun sets; opposite of '东')

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光 guāng light (visible or invisible radiation such as sunlight, lamplight, moonlight, infrared or ultraviolet rays); also called 光波 or 光线微 wēi tiny; slight

Stroke order

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Meaning of 争光

争 zhēng — to strive, to compete

光 guāng — glory, honor