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插
chā
1. to insert
2. stick in
3. pierce
4. to take part in
5. to interfere
6. to interpose
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 12 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

插
chā
to insert, to stick in; to pierce; to plant
HSK 5 12 丶

Compound Words (20)

插值
chāzhí
interpolation
插图
chātú
illustration
插孔
chākǒng
jack
插座
chāzuò
socket
HSK 6
插手
chāshǒu
to get involved in
插播
chābō
to interrupt (a radio or TV program) with a commercial insert, breaking news etc
插曲
chāqǔ
music played during a movie, play etc
插槽
chācáo
slot
插画
chāhuà
illustration
插秧
chāyāng
transplant rice seedlings
插腰
chāyāo
to put one's hands on one's hips
插脚
chājiǎo
to shove in
插花
chāhuā
flower arranging
插补
chābǔ
interpolation (mathematics)
插话
chāhuà
to insert a minor item in a bigger work
插进
chājìn
to insert
插销
chāxiāo
to plug
插锁
chāsuǒ
mortise lock
插队
chāduì
to cut in line
插头
chātóu
plug

Alternate Entries

插
chā
old variant of [[插<chā>]]
HSK 5

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,494
Word Frequency Rank
2,503 of 84,292

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