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炸 - zhà

to fry in oil; to scald; to explode

to fry in oil; to scald; to explode

How to read 炸

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

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinzhà
Englishto fry in oil; to scald; to explode
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

炸两 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 炸垮. Please read 炸弹 one more time.

Common words with this character

zhaliang, rice noodle rolls 腸粉|肠粉[chang2 fen3] stuffed with youtiao 油條|油条[you2 tiao2]
to blow up
bomb; CL:枚[mei2],顆|颗[ke1]
to bomb

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 炸 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 炸两 and 炸垮 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 炸.