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插

Traditional: 揷

chā

HSK 3.0 · 5HSK 2.0 · 5

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chā · caap3 (Jyutping)

  1. to insert
  2. stick in
  3. pierce
  4. to take part in
  5. to interfere
  6. to interpose
  7. old variant of 插[cha1]

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

插

Meaning
insert, stick into; plant
Radical
扌
Strokes
12
Components
⿰扌臿
Cangjie
QHJX
Four-corner
5207.7

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