1. 扎

扎

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  • 1409th most frequent character
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  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 62 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
扎→
扌乚
2Radical
扎→
扌hand乚second
3Graphical
扎→
亅二乚

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhā (zha1)to prick • to run or stick (a needle etc) into • jug (a classifier for liquids such as beer)
2. zhá (zha2)penetrating (as of cold) • struggle
3. zā (za1)to tie • to bind • classifier for flowers, banknotes etc: bundle • Taiwan pr. [zha2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 扎 zhā (zha1)The component 乚 is pronounced as 'yà' (ya4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 扎 zhá (zha2)The component 乚 is pronounced as 'yà' (ya4). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for 扎 zā (za1)The component 乚 is pronounced as 'yà' (ya4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

包扎 
挣扎 (掙扎)

Uncommon

卡扎菲 
安营扎寨 (安營紮寨)
扎堆 
扎实 (扎實)
扎根 
扎针 (扎針)
扎营 (紮營)
结扎 (結扎)
莫扎特 
阿布扎比 
驻扎 (駐紮)

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