PINYIN SYLLABLE
Chinese characters with Pinyin zha
Learn how to write 30 Chinese characters pronounced “zha” across 4 tone-marked pronunciations. Open any character for animated stroke order, words, sentences, and printable practice.
START WITH COMMON CHARACTERS
Common “zha” Chinese characters
The same romanized syllable can represent different characters and tones. These useful HSK vocabulary characters are shown first so learners can begin with everyday Mandarin.
TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced zhá
4 dictionary entries use the pronunciation zhá, including 闸 (old variant of 閘|闸[zha2]), 札 (thin piece of wood used a writing tablet (in ancient China)), 铡 (lever-style guillotine), 閘 (Chinese character).
old variant of 閘|闸[zha2]
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thin piece of wood used a writing tablet (in ancient China)
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lever-style guillotine
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Chinese character
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced zhà
12 dictionary entries use the pronunciation zhà, including 炸 (to deep fry), 诈 (to cheat), 榨 (to press), 乍 (at first), 吒 (used for the sound "zha" in the names of certain legendary figures (e.g. 哪吒[Ne2 zha1])).
to deep fry
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to cheat
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to press
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at first
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used for the sound "zha" in the names of certain legendary figures (e.g. 哪吒[Ne2 zha1])
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used in 叱咤[chi4zha4]
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to open
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oak
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mumps
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grasshopper
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Chinese character
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surname Zha
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced zhǎ
3 dictionary entries use the pronunciation zhǎ, including 眨 (to blink), 苲 (Chinese character), 砟 (fragments).
TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced zhā
11 dictionary entries use the pronunciation zhā, including 扎 (to prick), 渣 (slag (in mining or smelting)), 哳 (used in 嘲哳[zhao1zha1] and 啁哳[zhao1zha1]), 紥 (Chinese character), 紮 (Chinese character).
to prick
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slag (in mining or smelting)
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used in 嘲哳[zhao1zha1] and 啁哳[zhao1zha1]
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Chinese character
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Chinese character
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used in 喳喳[cha1cha5]
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to stretch fingers out
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fell trees
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to prick with a needle
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old variant of 齇[zha1]
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Chinese character
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PRINTABLE PRACTICE
Practice these zha characters
Create an A4 Tianzige or Mizige worksheet using 7 useful characters from this pronunciation group.
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