战zhàn
war, fighting, battle. 9 strokes, radical 戈, first met in HSK 4.
How to write 战
Strokes 1–5 write 占, then strokes 6–9 write 戈.
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Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 战 · the stroke-order rules
What 战 is made of
占 (zhàn, to divine) and 戈 (gē, spear).
戈 carries the meaning — spear — and 占 carries the sound.
Words that use 战
| 挑战 | to challenge 主动面对困难，试试自己的能力 她敢于挑战眼前的困难。She dared to face the challenges in front of her. Lesson 345, 勇毅逐光与诗趣赤子 · 资政明辨与赤子勇毅 · Insightful Governance & Innocent Courage |
| 战斗 | to fight, to battle 双方激烈地对抗，争取胜利 队员们顽强战斗到最后一秒。The players continued to fight until the very last second. Lesson 373, 龙腾虎跃与圆满凯旋 · 智理格致与龙腾盛会 · Philosophical Wisdom, Linguistic Logic & Athletic Grandeur |
| 战胜 | to defeat, to overcome 在竞争或困难面前取得胜利 团队最终战胜了重重困难。The team finally managed to overcome one obstacle after another. Lesson 374, 励精图治与远途安民 · 经纶济世与战阵长策 · Civic Governance, Wartime Resilience & Social Harmony |
| 战士 | soldier, warrior 在队伍里执行任务的人 消防战士迅速出动扑灭大火。The firefighting soldier rushed out to put down the blaze. Lesson 375, 铁血丹心与公议兼听 · 经纶济世与战阵长策 · Civic Governance, Wartime Resilience & Social Harmony |
| 战争 | war, warfare 国家或武装力量之间大规模的武力冲突 这部著作剖析了那场古代战争。This book examined that ancient war. Lesson 376, 铁血铸盾与万类霜天 · 经纶济世与战阵长策 · Civic Governance, Wartime Resilience & Social Harmony |
| 战场 | battlefield 指双方交战的地方 老兵回忆当年的战场。The veteran recalled the battlefield of those years. Lesson 684, 老兵回忆 · 守正出新与光耀千秋 · Preserving Heritage & Pioneering Innovations |
| 战友 | comrade-in-arms 指一起作战的伙伴 战友们一起研究战略和战术。His comrades studied strategy and tactics together. Lesson 684, 老兵回忆 · 守正出新与光耀千秋 · Preserving Heritage & Pioneering Innovations |
| 战略 | strategy 指全局性的谋划 战友们一起研究战略和战术。They studied strategy and tactics together. Lesson 684, 老兵回忆 · 守正出新与光耀千秋 · Preserving Heritage & Pioneering Innovations |
| 战术 | tactics 指作战的具体方法 战友们一起研究战略和战术。They studied the overall plan and the tactics together. Lesson 684, 老兵回忆 · 守正出新与光耀千秋 · Preserving Heritage & Pioneering Innovations |
| 作战 | to fight, combat 指进行战斗 老兵在座谈会上回忆作战往事。An old soldier recalled his fighting days at the gathering. Lesson 698, 最终判决 · 大道同行与臻于至善 · Culmination & Ultimate Mastery |
Characters that share the sound part 占
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 戈
All 9 of them, and what the radical means, on the 戈 radical page.