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扎 - zhā

pull up; pierce; struggle free

pull up; pierce; struggle free

How to read 扎

Click 扎 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinzhā
Englishpull up; pierce; struggle free
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

扎住 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 扎啤. Please read 扎囊 one more time.

Common words with this character

to stop; Taiwan pr. [zha3 zhu4]
draft beer
see 扎囊縣|扎囊县[Zha1 nang2 Xian4]
to flock together; to congregate

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 扎 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 扎住 and 扎啤 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 扎.