争取 (zhēng qǔ)

Character breakdown

• 争 (zhēng) · 6 strokes

  Simplified form of 爭. Depicts two hands (爫 又) grabbing the same plow.

• 取 (qǔ) · 8 strokes

  Pictograph of a hand (又) grabbing an ear (耳). In ancient China, the ears of opponents in battle were cut off and collected as tokens of victory.