Chinese Character 渣 (zaa1 zaa2 | zha4 zha3 zha1 ) : dregs; lees; sediment; grounds

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渣
zaa1 zaa2 zha4 zha3 zha1
dregs; lees; sediment; grounds Stroke count: 12 Level: 3 Radical: 水 (#85)
渣
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人渣 jan4 zaa1 ren2 zha1 = "trash" (as in a worthless person) 油渣 jau4 zaa1 = dregs of fat; (petroleum) oil residue; diesel (also 柴油) 渣打銀行 zaa1 daa2 ngan4 hong4 = Standard Chartered Bank 油渣車 jau4 zaa1 ce1 = diesel (vehicle) 酒渣 zau2 zaa1 = a wino (also 酒糟鼻子) 巴渣 baa1 zaa1 = talkative (neg.) 殘渣 caan4 zaa1 can2 zha1 = residue 發爛渣 faat3 laan6 zaa2 = extreme loss of temper using anger to threaten others; being brattish粵男人四十一枝花，女人四十爛茶渣 naam4 jan42 sei3 sap6 jat1 zi1 faa1, neoi5 jan42 sei3 sap3 laan6 caa4 zaa1 = men at age 40 blossom like flowers, women at age 40 are nothing but used tea leaves 除褲隔渣 ceoi4 fu3 gaak3 zaa1 = describes someone who has a miserly appearance粵 See all 14 compounds
Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only

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Decimal representation of this word: 渣
Unicode code for this character: U+6E23 (off-site link)

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