Memory phrase for the Kanji: 扎


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Meaning

to tie, to bind, bundle, to prick, penetrating

Pronunciation

zā, zhā, zhá

Explanation

Left: hand , right: hook

Mnemonic

In the hand is a hook for tying up or pricking.

Radicals

hand
lighting rodThe use of this component is not consistent. From the character for electricity comes the meaning "lightning rod". Also other explanations are used such as "hook" or "kneeling person".
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Vocabulary

 扎伊尔  zhā yī ěr  Zaire
 驻扎  zhù zhā  to station; to garrison (troops)
 挣扎  zhēng zhá  to struggle
 垂死挣扎  chuí sǐ zhēng zhá  deathbed struggle; final struggle (idiom)
 摹扎特  Mó zā tè  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Austrian composer
 摹扎特  Mó zā tè  
 摹扎特  Mó zā tè  


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