诤 — Chinese character
诤
zhēng
to admonish, to warn; to criticize
- Pinyin
- zhēng
- Radical
- 149 ⾔ (Speech)
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- 讠 争
- Formation
- ideographic — Fighting 争 words 讠; 争 also provides the pronunciation
- Traditional
- 諍
Common words with 诤
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 诤友 (諍友) | zhèng yǒu | a friend capable of direct admonition |
| 诤言 (諍言) | zhèng yán | to reprove; forthright admonition |
| 谏诤 (諫諍) | jiàn zhèng | see 诤谏 (zhèng jiàn) |
| 诤人 (諍人) | zhèng rén | dwarf in legends |
| 诤臣 (諍臣) | zhèng chén | official who dares speak frankly before the emperor |
| 诤讼 (諍訟) | zhèng sòng | to contest a lawsuit |
| 诤谏 (諍諫) | zhèng jiàn | to criticize frankly; to admonish |
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.