乍 - zhà - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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5 strokes
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乍

zhà

Definition

at first
suddenly
phonetic component
abruptly
to spread
(of hair) to stand on end
bristling

Character Decomposition

Compounds (26)

作

zuò

to do; to grow; to write; to compose; to pretend; to regard as; to feel; writings; works; to rise; to get up; to stand up

咋

zǎ

dialectal equivalent of 怎么

to explode

to fry; to deep fry

how

narrow

yesterday

to cheat; to swindle; to pretend; to feign; to draw sb out; to try to extract information by deceit or bluff

咋

zhà

loud noise; shout; suddenly

blessing; the throne

gnaw

toast to host by guest

ashamed

fragments

mumps

grasshopper

oak; Quercus serrata

steps leading to the eastern door

small boat

to grant or bestow; sacrificial flesh offered to the gods (old); blessing; title of a sovereign (old)

haste; to press

see 苲草

name of a mountain in Shandong

笮

zé

board under tiles on roof; narrow

拃

zhǎ

span (unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand); to span (measure with one's hand)

鲊

zhǎ

salted fish; dish made with ground vegetables, flour and other condiments

Related words (5)

at first glance

(of sb's face) turning alternately green and white

猛乍

měng zhà

suddenly; unexpectedly

一惊一乍

yī jīng yī zhà

frightened; flustered

初来乍到

chū lái zhà dào

to be a newcomer; just off the boat

Idioms (2)

新来乍到

xīn lái zhà dào

newly arrived (idiom)

春光乍泄

chūn guāng zhà xiè

spring sunshine emerges to bring the world alive (idiom); to give a glimpse of sth intimate (e.g. one's underwear)

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