挣 (zhēng) means “used in 挣扎”. It is an HSK 5 word.

How is 挣 pronounced?

挣 is pronounced “zhēng” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 挣?

挣 belongs to HSK 5 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 挣 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 5verb

Traditional: 掙

zhēng

挣 (zhēng) means “used in 挣扎”. It is an HSK 5 Chinese character (traditional 掙) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

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我们需要挣。

Wǒmen xūyào zhèng.

We need earn, make.

What does 挣 mean?: 挣 (zhēng) means “used in 挣扎”. It is an HSK 5 word.
How is 挣 pronounced?: 挣 is pronounced “zhēng” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 挣?: 挣 belongs to HSK 5 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 挣?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 挣 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27