乍

zhà = zh + a4

at first / suddenly / abruptly / to spread / (of hair) to stand on end / bristling

Mnemonic symbol: a Mohawk haircut. It fits the hair "to stand on end" and the character itself looks like a head with a Mohawk haircut facing towards the left.

James II of England (zh) tries out a Mohawk haircut (乍) in the ashram's bathroom (a4).

乍 character breakdown

The character 乍 cannot be broken down into individual components.

Characters with 乍 as component

酢

zuò = zu + o4

toast to host by guest

酢

cù = cu + Ø4

variant of 醋[cu4]

柞

zuò = zu + o4

oak / Quercus serrata

咋

zé = z + e2

gnaw

咋 = 乍 + 口 : In the elevator's kitchen (e2) Zorro (z) is gnawing (咋) away a mandarin's (口) peel to make the remaining peel look like the mandarin has a Mohawk haircut (乍).

咋

zhà = zh + a4

loud noise / shout / suddenly

咋 = 乍 + 口 : James II of England (zh) is just about to bite a mandarin (口) in the ashram's bathroom (a4) when the mandarin suddenly (咋) shouts (咋) at James, causing his hair to stand on end (乍) like as if he had a Mohawk haircut (乍).

咋

zǎ = z + a3

dialectal equivalent of 怎麼|怎么[zen3 me5]

蚱

zhà = zh + a4

grasshopper

砟

zhǎ = zh + a3

fragments

胙

zuò = zu + o4

to grant or bestow / sacrificial flesh offered to the gods (old) / blessing / title of a sovereign (old)