咤 (caak1 zaa1 | zha4 zha1) : shout angrily; a name

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咤

caak1 zaa1

zha4 zha1

(jyutping) caak1, (pinyin) zha4
shout/bawl angrily; yell

(jyutping) zaa1, (pinyin) zha1
name used for mythical beings in ancient China

吒 is used as simplified form of 咤 only for the "shout" meaning. As for the name of mythical beings, 咤 is not used and 吒 is used as a traditional character.

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Stroke count: 9

Level: 4

Radical: 口 (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

咤 / 吒

This word has been viewed 2422 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by riko on 26th Sep 2008 01:55 and last edited on 11th Jun 2010 02:48

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叱咤903 cik1 zaa1 gau2 ling4 saam1 chi4 zha4 = FM 903; Hong Kong radio station on pop music

叱咤 cik1 zaa1 chi4 zha4 = [n][v] scolding, rebuke, reprimand

叱咤風雲 cik1 zaa1 fung1 wan4 chi4 zha4 feng1 yun2 = all-powerful

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Decimal representation of this word: 咤
Unicode code for this character: U+54a4 (off-site link)

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