1. 咋

咋

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  1. 咋 is the 2824th most frequent character.
  2. 咋 has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. 咋 appears as a character in 3 words.
  4. 咋 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
咋 => 口, 乍
Radical :
咋 => 口 (mouth), 丿 (bend), 一 (one), 丨 (line), 二 (two)
Graphical :
咋 => 口, 丿, 一, 丨, 二

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. za3 - dialectal equivalent of 怎麼|怎么[zen3 me5]
  2. ze2 - gnaw
  3. zha4 - loud noise/shout/suddenly

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 咋 (za3): The component 乍 is pronounced as 'zha4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 咋 (zha4): The component 乍 is pronounced as 'zha4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

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Medium Frequency

咋 
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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