阼

阼
zuò = zu + o4
steps leading to the eastern door

阼 character breakdown

乍
zhà = zh + a4
at first / suddenly / abruptly / to spread / (of hair) to stand on end / bristling
Mnemonic symbol: a Mohawk haircut. It fits the hair "to stand on end" and the character itself looks like a head with a Mohawk haircut facing towards the left.

James II of England (zh) tries out a Mohawk haircut (乍) in the ashram's bathroom (a4).
阝
Character component without intrinsic meaning
When on the left hand side of any character, it's the pope, but when it's on the right hand side of any character, it's the emperor.

Characters with 阼 as component

阼 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 阼

阼 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 阼

阼 currently does not appear in any sentence.