战
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zhàn · war, fighting, battle

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9Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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戈Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 战

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zhànWords pronounced zhàn
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Example sentences

Notice where 战 sits in each complete thought.

Zhè shì yí gè jù dà de tiǎozhàn.这是一个巨大的挑战。

That's a huge challenge.

Source: Tatoeba #4845054 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ huì zhàn dòu dào zuì hòu yì kǒu qì.我会战斗到最后一口气。

I will fight to the last breath.

Source: Tatoeba #335838 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zuì dà de shèng lì shì zhàn shèng zì jǐ.最大的胜利是战胜自己。

The biggest victory is to win over yourself.

Source: Tatoeba #3380552 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shì zài zhàn zhēng zhōng shòu shāng de.他是在战争中受伤的。

He was wounded in the war.

Source: Tatoeba #616210 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nà lǐ jiù xiàng zhàn chǎng yí yàng.那里就像战场一样。

It's like a war zone there.

Source: Tatoeba #13994841 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Méi yǒu tiǎozhàn jiù méi yǒu shōu huò.没有挑战就没有收获。

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Source: Tatoeba #8715858 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 战 in context

  1. Say zhàn, then recall the core meaning: war, fighting, battle.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 挑战 (tiǎo zhàn), meaning “to challenge”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 战 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.