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chá

HSK 3.0 · 2

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zhā · caa4 (Jyutping)

  1. variant of 楂[zha1]
  2. surname Zha

chá · caa4 (Jyutping)

  1. to research
  2. to check
  3. to investigate
  4. to examine
  5. to refer to
  6. to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary)

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

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Meaning
investigate, examine, seek into
Radical
木
Strokes
9
Components
⿱木旦
Cangjie
DAM
Four-corner
4010.7

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