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zhā = zh + a1
slag (in mining or smelting) / dregs
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How to pronounce 渣

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= zh initial

Zh is for James II of England (詹姆斯二世, zhān​mǔ​sī èr​shì).

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ a1 final

In front of the ashram.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

渣 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
zhā = zh + a1
surname Zha
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chá = ch + a2
to research / to check / to investigate / to examine / to refer to / to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary)
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zhā = zh + a1
variant of 楂[zha1]
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shuǐ = shu + ei3
"water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85), occurring in 沒|没[mei2], 法[fa3], 流[liu2] etc / see also 三點水|三点水[san1 dian3 shui3]
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Characters with 渣 as component

渣 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 渣

residue / dregs / disreputable people
remainder / filtered out residue / sediment / waste product / debris / detritus / rubbish
dregs / bits / dregs (of society)

Sentences with 渣

渣 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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zhā

slag (in mining or smelting) / dregs

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