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Character

咋 zǎ · zé · zhā

Character3 readings

dialectal equivalent of 怎么 (zěn me)

Radical
口
Strokes
8
Structure
Left–right
Parts
口 乍
Traditional
咋
Frequency
#2999 most common character
Practice writing

Readings and meanings

zǎMain readingzéRare readingzhāRare reading

zǎ

za3Main reading
  1. dialectal equivalent of 怎么 (zěn me) CC-CEDICT
  2. Taiwan pr. (zé) CC-CEDICT

Words that use “咋” as zǎ

不咋地bù zǎ de(dialect) not that greatWord不咋的bù zǎ de(dialect) not that greatWord叽咋柳莺jī zǎ liǔ yīng(bird species of China) common chiffchaffWord东方叽咋柳莺dōng fāng jī zǎ liǔ yīng(bird species of China) mountain chiffchaffWord

zé

ze2Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is zǎ.

  1. (literary) to bite; to gnaw CC-CEDICT

Words that use “咋” as zé

咋舌zé shé(literary) to be speechlessWord

zhā

zha1Reading 3Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is zǎ.

  1. used in 咋呼 (zhā hu) CC-CEDICT
  2. Taiwan pr. (zé) CC-CEDICT

Words that use “咋” as zhā

咋呼zhā hublusterWord

Stroke order

All 8 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 咋

Draw “咋” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

  • 不咋地。

    bù zǎ dì

    It wasn't good.

    Tatoeba · sentence #11616843 by DaoSeng; translation #2248912 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

  • 最近咋样？

    zuì jìn zǎ yàng

    How've ya' been lately?

    Tatoeba · sentence #2254255 by KerenDeng; translation #2296713 by FeuDRenais2 · CC BY 2.0 FR

  • 瞅你咋地？

    chǒu nǐ zǎ dì

    So what if I'm staring?

    Tatoeba · sentence #8795183 by crescat; translation #13911420 by jan_OkulaJu · CC BY 2.0 FR

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