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= z + a1
to tie / to bind / classifier for flowers, banknotes etc: bundle / Taiwan pr. [zha2]
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zhā = zh + a1
(of troops) to be stationed (at) / Taiwan pr. [zha2]
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How to pronounce 紮

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.

= z initial

Z is for Zorro.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ a1 final

In front of the ashram.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= 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

紮 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
zhá = zh + a2
variant of 札[zha2]
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zhá = zh + a2
variant of 札[zha2]
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zhá = zh + a2
thin piece of wood used a writing tablet (in ancient China) / a kind of official document (in former times) / letter / note / plague
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= mi + Ø4
fine silk / Kangxi radical 120
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Characters with 紮 as component

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

to wrap up / to pack / to bind up (a wound)
to set up camp / Taiwan pr. [an1 ying2 zha2 zhai4]
Hamid Karzai (1957-), Afghan politician, president 2004-2014

Sentences with 紮

紮 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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/ zhā

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