砸(zá)

HSK 7-910 strokes

to smash

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Character information

Pinyin
zá
Meaning
to smash; to pound; to fail; to muck up; to bungle
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 砸 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰石匝

In this compound, the meaning comes from 石 (rock); 匝 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

石shí匝zā

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 砸 step by step

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

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Words with 砸

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

dǎ打zá砸

to smash up; to vandalize

Open 打砸 page →
gǎo搞zá砸

to mess (sth) up; to foul up; to spoil

Open 搞砸 page →
zá砸huài坏

to smash; to shatter

Open 砸坏 page →
zá砸huǐ毁

to destroy; to smash

Open 砸毁 page →
zá砸làn烂

to smash

Open 砸烂 page →
zá砸suì碎

to pulverize

Open 砸碎 page →
zá砸guō锅mài卖tiě铁

to be willing to sacrifice everything one has (idiom)

Open 砸锅卖铁 page →

Related characters

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 砸’s common words

打搞坏毁烂碎锅卖

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