Meaning
to fight; fight; war; battle
Chinese: 战争、战斗，也表示作战。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zhan” becomes a different word in each tone. 战 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 战争zhàn zhēngwar; conflict
- 挑战tiǎo zhànto challenge; to take on a challenge; a challenge
- 战斗zhàn dòuto fight; to engage in combat; struggle; battle
- 战士zhàn shìfighter; soldier; warrior
- 战胜zhàn shèngto prevail over; to defeat; to surmount
Example Sentence
人们都希望和平，不要战争。Rén men dōu xī wàng hé píng, bú yào zhàn zhēng.People all hope for peace, not war.
人们Rén menpeople都dōuall希望xī wàngto hope和平hé píngpeace，不要bú yàodon't!战争zhàn zhēngwar。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Simplified from 戰: 占 (sound) plus 戈 (a dagger-axe, weapon): to take up arms — ‘war, battle; to fight; to tremble’ (战争, 挑战).
A way to remember it
Take up the weapon (戈) — war, to fight.