拶(zā)

9 strokes
Readingszāzǎn

(literary) to force

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Character information

Pinyin
zā / zǎn
Meaning
(literary) to force; to coerce
Strokes
9
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 拶 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌⿱巛夕

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand).

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

Made of

扌shǒu巛chuān夕xī

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 拶 step by step

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

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Words with 拶

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

zā拶xíng刑

squeezing the fingers between sticks (old form of torture)

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zā拶zǐ子

sticks used for squeezing the fingers (old form of torture)

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zā拶zhǐ指

to squeeze the fingers (old form of torture)

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Related characters

From 拶’s common words

刑子指

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