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渣

zhā

dregs, sediment; refuse, slag

🔤 Pictophonetic: 氵 (water) provides meaning, 查 provides pronunciation

HSK 6 12 strokes Uncommon (32%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

to investigate, to examine, to look into

⿰氵查 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

shuǐ

氵

water

3 strokes

chá

查

to investigate, to examine, to look into

9 strokes HSK 3

mù

木

tree; wood, lumber; wooden

📷 Pictographic: A tree

4 strokes HSK 5

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

bā

八

eight; all around, all sides

💡 Ideographic: Two bent lines meaning "to divide"

2 strokes HSK 1

dàn

旦

dawn; morning; day

💡 Ideographic: The sun 日 rising over the horizon 一

5 strokes HSK 5

rì

日

sun; day; daytime

📷 Pictographic: The sun

4 strokes HSK 2

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 渣 (21)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

渣 ↗

zhā

slag (in mining or smelting) / dregs

zhā

渣 ↗

HSK 6

slag (in mining or smelting) / dregs

人渣 ↗

rénzhā

dregs of society / scum

rénzhā

人渣 ↗

dregs of society / scum

渣滓 ↗

zhāzǐ

residue / dregs / disreputable people

zhāzǐ

渣滓 ↗

residue / dregs / disreputable people

furnace slag / ashes from a stove

lúzhā

炉渣 ↗

furnace slag / ashes from a stove

bagasse (sugar cane waste)

zhèzhā

蔗渣 ↗

bagasse (sugar cane waste)

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