争 (zhēng) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning & Stroke Order
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 争 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.
Stroke Order & Practice
Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.
HSK 4 Words Containing 争
竞争
to compete; competition
这个行业的竞争非常激烈。
Zhège hángyè de jìngzhēng fēicháng jīliè.
Competition in this industry is very fierce.
Tasks Featuring 争 / 相关任务
Words containing 争 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
About the character 争
争 (zhēng) means to contend; to strive (as in 竞争/争论). It is one of the 150 characters HSK 4 expects you to write from memory. Practice the stroke order until it feels automatic — most learners need 5–10 successful traces before a character "sticks".