to prick with a needle
variant of 札[zha2]

劄 character breakdown

Kangxi radical 18 (刀[dao1]) as a vertical side element / see also 立刀旁[li4 dao1 pang2] / see also 側刀旁|侧刀旁[ce4 dao1 pang2]

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a kitchen knife. Don Quixote (d) is showing off his special knifes in front of the aorta (ao1). One is made from a dinosaur bone (丨), and the other is made from a crowbar (亅).
bound form having the same meaning as the free word 答[da2], used in 答應|答应[da1 ying5], 答理[da1 li5] etc
to answer / to reply / to respond

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a hand held sonar.

Don Quixote uses some glue to glue a hand held sonar to a bamboo stick just inside the ashram's kitchen. Stupid thinks that the sonar is a camera and wants to shoot a selfie.

Characters with 劄 as component

劄 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 劄

letter / also written 書札|书札
(TCM) excessive blinking of the eyes

Sentences with 劄

劄 currently does not appear in any sentence.