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插
揷
chā
1. old variant of [[插<chā>]]
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)

内插
nèichā
to install (hardware) internally (rather than plugging it in as a peripheral)
外插
wàichā
to extrapolate
安插
ānchā
to place in a certain position
抽插
chōuchā
to slide in and out
插上
chāshang
to plug into
插件
chājiàn
plug-in (software component)
插值
chāzhí
interpolation
插入
chārù
to insert
插口
chākǒu
socket (for electric plug)
插嘴
chāzuǐ
to interrupt (sb talking)
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

Alternate Entries

插
chā
to insert / stick in / pierce / to take part in / to interfere / to interpose
HSK 5

Metadata

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