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Pronunciation family

Chinese characters for “zha”

31 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.

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First tone

zhā

扎

zhā

to bind, to wrap

4 strokes · HSK 3.0 L6

渣

zhā

dregs, sediment

12 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9

extravagant

the sound of ripping or giggling

to whisper

handful

raft

memo, note, official communique

pimples, blotches

red sores on the nose

23 strokes

Second tone

zhá

闸

zhá

sluice, floodgate, canal lock

8 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9

letter, note

cockroach

a sickle used to cut grass or hay

11 strokes

閘

zhá

sluice, floodgate, canal lock

13 strokes

Third tone

zhǎ

眨

zhǎ

to wink

9 strokes · HSK 2.0 L6

hornwort

stone tablet

Fourth tone

zhà

炸

zhà

to explode

9 strokes · HSK 3.0 L5

榨

zhà

to press for juice

14 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9

乍

zhà

first time, for the first time, suddenly

to scold

to cheat, to defraud

fence, grid, palisade

to scold

beech, oak

fence, grid, palisade

9 strokes

痄

zhà

scrofulous swellings or lumps

grasshopper

to cheat, to defraud

thunder

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to deep fry

explosion

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to wrap up

to extort under false pretenses

to bomb

treachery

to cheat

to rip off

to press

Chinese characters for “zha”

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