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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zá | za2
English translation
variant of
>[zá]
mixed
miscellaneous
various
to mix
mix, blend; various, miscellaneous

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

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Positional decomposition

九木

Explanation

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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这道虽然 suīrán 错综复杂 cuò zōng fù zá , dàn yòng 电子计算机 diàn zǐ jì suàn jī 很快 jiù Néng Xiè chū .

Although the problem is intricate and complex, it can be solved very quickly with an electronic computer.

chūn dào le 人间 rénjiān , zài zhè 大杂院 dà zá yuàn zhǐ 增多 zēng duō le 困难 kùnnan .

The return of spring only increased the troubles of the yard.

然后 ránhòu 大口 dà kǒu de chī chǎo 杂碎 zá suì lái .

He then descends to chop suey.

事实 shìshí 虚构 xū gòu hún nán fēn .

Fact is inextricably commingled with fiction.

zhè wán 杂耍 zá shuǎ de rén 同时 tóngshí pāo jiē 3瓶子 píngzi .

The juggler juggled three bottles.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
杂志 zázhì magazine雜誌
复杂 fùzá complicated複雜
杂种 zá zhǒng hybrid雜種
mixed
杂交 zájiāo to hybridize雜交
杂志社 zá zhì shè magazine publisher雜誌社
杂货店 zá huò diàn grocery store雜貨店
杂技 zájì acrobatics雜技
杂物 zá wù junk雜物
杂草 zá cǎo weeds雜草
夹杂 jiāzá to mingle夾雜
复杂性 fù zá xìng complexity複雜性
杂耍 zá shuǎ a sideshow雜耍
杂碎 zá suì offal雜碎
杂质 zá zhì impurity雜質
嘈杂 cáozá noisy嘈雜
混杂 hùn zá to mix混雜
杂乱 zá luàn in a mess雜亂
错综复杂 cuò zōng fù zá tangled and complicated (idiom)錯綜複雜
繁杂 fán zá many繁雜
杂音 zá yīn noise雜音
杂念 zá niàn distracting thoughts雜念
复杂化 fù zá huà to complicate複雜化
杂货 zá huò groceries雜貨
杂粮 zá liáng grain crops other than rice and wheat雜糧

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Decomposition

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