插(chā)

HSK 512 strokes

to insert

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Character information

Pinyin
chā
Meaning
to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 插 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌臿

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 臿 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

扌shǒu臿chā

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 插 step by step

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

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Words with 插

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

chā插zuǐ嘴
HSK 7-9

to interrupt (sb talking)

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chā插tú图
HSK 7-9

illustration

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chā插shǒu手
HSK 7-9

to get involved in

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nèi内chā插

to install (hardware) internally (rather than plugging it in as a periphera…

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wài外chā插

to extrapolate; extrapolation (math.); (computing) to plug in (a peripheral…

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ān安chā插

to place in a certain position; to assign to a job; to plant; resettlement …

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liǎng两lèi肋chā插dāo刀

(lit.) to take knives in both sides (idiom)

Open 两肋插刀 page →
jí即chā插jí即yòng用

plug-and-play

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嘴图手内外安两肋

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