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扎

Traditional: 紥 · 紮

zhā

HSK 3.0 · 6HSK 2.0 · 6

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zhā · zaat3 (Jyutping)

  1. to prick
  2. to run or stick (a needle etc) into
  3. mug or jug used for serving beer (loanword from "jar")
  4. variant of 紮|扎[zha1]
  5. (of troops) to be stationed (at)
  6. Taiwan pr. [zha2]

zhá · zaat3 (Jyutping)

  1. used in 掙扎|挣扎[zheng1 zha2]

zā

  1. variant of 紮|扎[za1]
  2. to tie
  3. to bind
  4. classifier for flowers, banknotes etc: bundle
  5. Taiwan pr. [zha2]

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Character breakdown

扎

Meaning
pull up; pierce; struggle free
Radical
扌
Strokes
4
Components
⿰扌乚
Cangjie
QU
Four-corner
5201.0

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