杂
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zá · mix, blend

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HSK 3.0 · Level 6Frequency #6202
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Learn every stroke in 杂

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

6Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

木Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 杂

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záWords pronounced zá
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Example sentences

Notice where 杂 sits in each complete thought.

Tā zhēn dì bǎ shì gǎo fù zá le.他真地把事搞复杂了。

He made things really complicated.

Source: Tatoeba #13071616 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè běn zá zhì bú yào rēng. wǒ hái méi kàn ne.这本杂志不要扔。我还没看呢。

Don't throw away this magazine. I haven't read it yet.

Source: Tatoeba #405228 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Gēn tā xiāng bǐ, tā cáo zá.跟他相比,她嘈杂。

Compared with him, she is very noisy.

Source: Tatoeba #2757063 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè tiáo gǒu zá jiāo.这条狗杂交。

This dog is a crossbreed.

Source: Tatoeba #842046 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shì qíng kě bǐ tā suǒ xiǎng de yào fù zá dé duō.事情可比他所想的要复杂得多。

The situation was much more complex than he had thought.

Source: Tatoeba #2367566 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shì qíng zǒng bǐ wǒ men xiǎng de yào fù zá dé duō.事情总比我们想的要复杂得多。

Things are always more complex than we think.

Source: Tatoeba #2367543 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 杂 in context

  1. Say zá, then recall the core meaning: mix, blend.
  2. Write all 6 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 复杂 (fù zá), meaning “complicated”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 杂 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.