姹(chà)

9 strokesTrad. 奼

(literary) beautiful

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Character information

Pinyin
chà
Meaning
(literary) beautiful
Strokes
9
HSK level
—
Traditional
奼

Origin & structure

Where 姹 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰女宅

In this compound, the meaning comes from 女 (woman); 宅 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

女nǚ宅zhái

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 姹 step by step

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

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Words with 姹

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

chà姹nǚ女

beautiful girl; mercury

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chà姹zǐ紫yān嫣hóng红

lit. beautiful purples and brilliant reds (idiom)

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Related characters

From 姹’s common words

女紫嫣红

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