炸(zhà)

HSK 69 strokes
Readingszhàzhá

to deep fry

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Character information

Pinyin
zhà / zhá
Meaning
to deep fry; (coll.) to blanch (a vegetable); Taiwan pr. [zha4]
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 炸 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰火乍

A sudden 乍 flame 火; 乍 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

火huǒ乍zhà

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 炸 step by step

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

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Words with 炸

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

zhà炸dàn弹
HSK 6

bomb

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zhà炸yào药
HSK 6

explosive; blasting agent; dynamite

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bào爆zhà炸
HSK 6

explosion

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hōng轰zhà炸
HSK 7-9

to bomb; to bombard

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qì气zhà炸

to burst with rage; to blow one's top

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yóu油zhà炸

to deep fry

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zhà炸liǎng两

(Cantonese cuisine) zhaliang, rice noodle rolls 肠粉 stuffed …

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dìng定shí时zhà炸dàn弹

time bomb

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弹药爆轰气油两定

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