Chinese character

炸

zhà

to explode

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9 strokesRadical 火No. 907

Meaning

Definitions are in English.

to explode
to fry in oil
to scald
to deep fry
(coll.) to blanch (a vegetable)

Pinyin

zhàzhá

Components

火huǒ 乍zhà

Etymology hint · Ideographic

A sudden 乍 flame 火; 乍 also provides the pronunciation

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Words

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爆炸爆炸bào zhàexplosion; to explode; to blow up; to detonate 炸弹炸弹zhà dànbomb; CL:枚[mei2],顆|颗[ke1]轰炸轰炸hōng zhàto bomb; to bombard; CL:波[bo1],輪|轮[lun2]炸药炸药zhà yàoexplosive; blasting agent; dynamite 炸毁炸毁zhà huǐto blow up; to destroy with explosives 炸死炸死zhà sǐto kill with an explosion 油炸油炸yóu zháto deep fry 炸掉炸掉zhà diàoto bomb 轰炸机轰炸机hōng zhà jībomber (aircraft)爆炸性爆炸性bào zhà xìngexplosive; fig. shocking

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fire, flame

smoke, soot

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overcooked, overripe

lamp, lantern, light

crackle, pop

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cannon, artillery

to bind, to wrap

letter, note

dregs, sediment

sluice, floodgate, canal lock

眨zhǎ

to wink

诈zhà

to cheat, to defraud

乍zhà

first time, for the first time, suddenly

榨zhà

to press for juice