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
variant of 楂[zha1]
surname Zha
variant of 紮|扎[zha1]
to prick / to run or stick (a needle etc) into / mug or jug used for serving beer (loanword from "jar")
(of troops) to be stationed (at) / Taiwan pr. [zha2]
slag (in mining or smelting) / dregs
used for the sound "zha" in the names of certain legendary figures (e.g. 哪吒[Ne2 zha1]) / Taiwan pr. [zha4]
used for the sound "zha" in the personal names of certain legendary figures (e.g. 哪吒[Ne2 zha1]) / Taiwan pr. [zha4]
Chinese hawthorn
to prick with a needle
to stretch fingers out
(onom.) chirp, twitter, etc
used in 嘲哳[zhao1 zha1] / used in 啁哳[zhao1 zha1] / Taiwan pr. [zha2]
to open out / to expand
(hawthorn) / Chaenomeles japonica