Pinyin "zha1"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "zha1" is split up into two parts: "zh" and "a1". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "zh"

Zh is for James II of England (詹姆斯二世, zhānmǔsī èrshì).

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "a1"

In front of the ashram.

Characters pronounced zha1

查

zha̅ = zh + a1

variant of 楂[zha1]

查

zha̅ = zh + a1

surname Zha

扎

紥

zha̅ = zh + a1

variant of 紮|扎[zha1]

扎

zha̅ = zh + a1

to prick / to run or stick (a needle etc) into / mug or jug used for serving beer (loanword from "jar")

扎 = 乚 + 扌 : James II of England (zh) uses a toy claw (扌) to stick (扎) a shovel (乚) into the earth in front of the ashram (a1).

扎

紮

zha̅ = zh + a1

(of troops) to be stationed (at) / Taiwan pr. [zha2]

渣

zha̅ = zh + a1

slag (in mining or smelting) / dregs

渣 = 查 + 氵 : James II of England (zh) finds a bottle of water (氵) in front of the ashram (a1) and gives it to a detective (查) to investigate the slag (渣).

吒

zha̅ = zh + a1

used for the sound "zha" in the names of certain legendary figures (e.g. 哪吒[Ne2 zha1]) / Taiwan pr. [zha4]

吒

zha̅ = zh + a1

used for the sound "zha" in the personal names of certain legendary figures (e.g. 哪吒[Ne2 zha1]) / Taiwan pr. [zha4]

楂

zha̅ = zh + a1

Chinese hawthorn

劄

zha̅ = zh + a1

to prick with a needle