炸

Character

炸 zhà · zhá

HSK 6Character2 readings

to burst; to explode

Radical: 火
Strokes: 9
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 火乍
Traditional: 炸
Frequency: #1267 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

zhàMain reading zháReading 2 · HSK 7–9

zhà

zha4Main readingHSK 6

to burst; to explode CC-CEDICT
to blow up; to bomb CC-CEDICT
(coll.) to fly into a rage CC-CEDICT
(coll.) to scamper off; to scatter CC-CEDICT

Words that use “炸” as zhà

炸弹zhà dàna thing that can explode and hurt people or break thingsWordHSK 6 炸药zhà yàoa dangerous material that explodes and can break rocksWordHSK 6 爆炸bào zhàan explosionWordHSK 6 轰炸hōng zhàto attack a place by dropping bombs from planesWordHSK 7–9 气炸qì zhàto burst with rageWord 炸垮zhà kuǎto blow upWord 炸掉zhà diàoto bombWord 炸死zhà sǐto kill with an explosionWord

zhá

zha2Reading 2HSK 7–9

HSK 7–9 is the level of this reading in the official HSK 3.0 word list; other readings of 炸 can sit at a different level.

to cook food in very hot oil until crispy; to deep-fry

Examples

我喜欢吃炸鸡。
wǒ xǐ huan chī zhá jī
I like to eat fried chicken.
AI-generated sentence
妈妈炸了鱼，很好吃。
mā ma zhá le yú, hěn hǎo chī
Mom fried some fish. It was very good.
AI-generated sentence

Words that use “炸” as zhá

油炸yóu zháto deep fryWord 炸两zhá liǎng(Cantonese cuisine) zhaliang, rice noodle rolls 肠粉Word 炸物zhá wù(Tw) deep-fried foodWord 炸糕zhá gāofried glutinous rice dough cakeWord 炸锅zhá guōfryerWord+1 reading 炸鱼zhá yúdeep-fried fishWord 炸鸡zhá jīfried chickenWord 煎炸jiān zháto fryWord

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火huǒ 烟yān 煙yān 灯dēng 燈dēng 烦fán 煩fán 爆bào 烧shāo 燒shāo 灭miè 燬huǐ

炸