乍
This component represents suddenness or abruptness · Character component
This component represents suddenness or abruptness, often meaning 'suddenly' or 'for the first time'.
Originally depicted a person taking their first step or sudden movement, with the horizontal strokes showing the ground and vertical elements representing the stepping motion.
乍 at a glance
- Meaning
- This component represents suddenness or abruptness
- Strokes
- 5
- Characters
- 21
- Role
- Contributes sound
Characters with 乍 (20 of 21)
HSK 4 · 1
HSK 5 · 1
Beyond HSK · 13
阼zuò · steps leading to the eastern door迮zé · haste怍zuò · ashamed苲zhǎ · see 苲草[zha3 cao3]柞zhà · used in 柞水[Zha4 shui3] (the name of a place in Shaanxi)祚zuò · blessing胙zuò · to grant or bestow砟zhǎ · fragments痄zhà · mumps笮zé · board under tiles on roof舴zé · used in 舴艋[ze2 meng3]蚱zhà · grasshopper酢cù · variant of 醋[cu4]
Frequently asked questions
What does the component 乍 mean?
乍 means "This component represents suddenness or abruptness". In the characters that contain it, it contributes sound.
How many Chinese characters contain 乍?
21 characters in this dictionary contain 乍, including ones at HSK 1, HSK 4, HSK 5, HSK 6.
How many strokes does 乍 have?
乍 is written in 5 strokes.