掙	48A00   10A.00-9	部居	畫數  11	ㄓㄥ [zheng1]  (*ㄓㄥˋ [zheng4] ).
V	(1)  To struggle to free oneself or s.t., to stretch, push and pull:掙開 free oneself or s.t. from tangle; 掙壞了 tear by too much pulling; 掙扎 [zheng1zha2]↓. (2)  (*[zheng4]) To earn, to obtain by struggle or effort: 掙錢，掙命 [zheng4qian2], [zheng4ming4]↓; 掙來的 it is earned (not given).
Words	1.掙錢 *[zheng4qian2], v.i., to earn money: 掙多少錢 how much have you earned  2.掙扎 [zheng1zha2], n. & v.i., (to) struggle (for goal); to suffer privations and hardships in order to reach goal.  3.掙命（兒） *[jehangming4]([er0]), v.i., make a life-and death struggle.