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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

zhà

zha4Main readingHSK 6
  1. to burst; to explode CC-CEDICT
  2. to blow up; to bomb CC-CEDICT
  3. (coll.) to fly into a rage CC-CEDICT
  4. (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.

  1. 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

Stroke order

All 9 strokes

Speed

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Same radical 火

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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