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Keyword
to admonish
  • to warn
  • to criticize
Frequency
#5308
Strokes
8
Readings
zhēng
Mnemonic
Fighting 争 words 讠; 争 also provides the pronunciation
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
诤zhèng
to admonish; to warn sb of their errors; to criticize frankly; Taiwan pr. zhēng
诤友zhèngyǒu
a friend capable of direct admonition
诤言zhèngyán
to reprove; forthright admonition