劄

zha̅ = zh + a1

to prick with a needle

札

劄

zhá = zh + a2

variant of 札[zha2]

劄 character breakdown

劄
- 刂
  - 丨
  - 亅
- 答
  - ⺮
  - 合
    - 亼
      - 一
      - 人
        
        丿
        
        ㇏
    - 口
  - 竹
    - 丨
    - 亅
    - 亇
      - 亅
      - 人
        
        丿
        
        ㇏
      - ⺈
    - 𠂉
      - 一
      - 丿

刂

da̅o = d + ao1

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]

刂 = 丨 + 亅 : 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).

答

da̅ = d + a1

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

答

dá = d + a2

to answer / to reply / to respond

答 = ⺮ + 合 : 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.