咋(zǎ)

8 strokes
Readingszǎzézhā

dialectal equivalent of 怎么

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Character information

Pinyin
zǎ / zé / zhā
Meaning
dialectal equivalent of 怎么; Taiwan pr. [ze2]
Strokes
8
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 咋 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰口乍

In this compound, the meaning comes from 口 (mouth); 乍 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

口kǒu乍zhà

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 咋 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 咋

Common words using 咋 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zǎ咋hū呼

bluster; ruckus; to boast loudly

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zé咋shé舌

(literary) to be speechless

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bù不zǎ咋dì地

(dialect) not that great; not up to much; nothing special

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Related characters

From 咋’s common words

呼舌不地

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