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zhā

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zhā Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhā | zha1
English translation
to whisper

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About zhā

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

zhā

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

mouth

Etymology of zhā

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

口查

Semantic compound

kǒu

Phonetic compound

Zhā

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. kǒu represents the meaning and Zhā represents the sound.

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Example sentences using zhā

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小鸟 xiǎo niǎo 吱吱喳喳 de jiào zhāo .

The birds are chirping.

麻雀 má què zài 外边 wài bian 叽叽喳喳 jī jī zhā zhā de jiào .

Sparrows are twittering outside.

麻雀 má què zài 花园里叽叽喳喳 jī jī zhā zhā de jiào .

The sparrows were chattering in the garden.

Hóng qiāo 吱喳鸣叫 míng jiào zhāo 春天 chūn tiān de .

The linnet chirps her vernal song.

老师 lǎoshī jiào 孩子 háizi men zài 课堂 kè táng shǎng yāo 叽叽喳喳 jī jī zhā zhā 讲话 jiǎng huà .

The teacher told the children to stop chattering in class.

Words with zhā

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
叽叽喳喳 jī jī zhā zhā (onom.) chirp嘰嘰喳喳
zhā whisper zhā
喳喳 chā cha whisper喳喳 chā cha
唧唧喳喳 jī jī zhā zhā (onom.) chattering or giggling唧唧喳喳 jī jī zhā zhā
嘁嘁喳喳 qī qi chā chā chattering嘁嘁喳喳 qī qi chā chā

zhā Decomposition & Compounds

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