扎 (zaat3 | zha1 zha2) : station; pierce; plunge into; struggle

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扎

zaat3

zha1 zha2

[粵] zaat3 [國] zha1
[1] station; be quartered
[2] pierce; prick; stab
[3] plunge/get into

[粵] zaat3 [國] zha2
move with difficulty; struggle

扎 is also the simplified form of 紮.

Stroke count: 4

Level: 2

Radical: 扌 (#64)

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

扎

This word has been viewed 6193 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 21st Mar 2014 15:17

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扎手 zaat3 sau2 zha1 shou3 = thorny, difficult to handle 國

扎醒 zaat3 seng2 zha1 xing3 = wake up suddenly 粵

掙扎 zang1 zaat3 zheng1 zha2 = struggle

扎實 zaat3 sat6 zha1 shi2 (Taiwan), zha1 shi5 (PRC) = firm; strong; sturdy; solid; practical

扎根 zaat3 gan1 zha1 gen1 = take root

包扎 baau1 zaat3 bao1 zha2 (Taiwan), bao1 za1 (PRC) = wrap up; bind up; pack

扎針 zaat3 zam1 zha1 zhen1 = to give or have an acupuncture treatment

扎炮 zaat3 paau3 = go hungry; be famished 粵

尖扎 zim1 zaat3 jian1 zha1 = Jianzha (place in Qinghai)

扎蘭屯 zaat3 laan4 tyun4 zha1 lan2 tun2 = Zhalantun (city in Heilongjiang)
See all 15 compounds (CantoDict reports 14 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

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Decimal representation of this word: 扎
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