123456789KeywordhighloftynobleperiloussteepFrequency#4781Strokes9ReadingszhēngMnemonic山 (mountain) gives the meaning and 争 the sound.Stroke orderComposed of山mountain争to striveUsed in vocabulary峥嵘zhēngróngtowering; lofty and steep (mountains); extraordinary; outstanding峥嵘岁月zhēngróngsuìyuèeventful years (idiom)头角峥嵘tóujiǎozhēngróngpromise of brilliant young person (idiom); showing extraordinary gifts