碴(chá)

14 strokes
Readingscháchā

fault

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Character information

Pinyin
chá / chā
Meaning
fault; glass fragment; quarrel
Strokes
14
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 碴 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰石查

In this compound, the meaning comes from 石 (stone); 查 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

石shí查chá

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 碴 step by step

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

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Words with 碴

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

bīng冰chá碴

ice shards

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zhǎo找chá碴

variant of 找茬[zhao3 cha2]

Open 找碴 page →
lā拉chá碴

(of beard etc) stubbly; scraggly; unkempt

Open 拉碴 page →

Related characters

From 碴’s common words

冰找拉

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