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炸
zhá
1. to deep fry
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

炸
zhà
to explode; to fry in oil; to scald
HSK 5 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

炸毁
zhàhuǐ
to blow up
炸碎
zhàsuì
to destroy in an explosion
炸糕
zhágāo
fried glutinous rice dough cake
炸药
zhàyào
explosive (substance)
炸鸡
zhájī
fried chicken
炸鱼
zháyú
deep-fried fish
煎炸
jiānzhá
to fry
气炸
qìzhà
to burst with rage
轰炸
hōngzhà
to bomb
爆炸
bàozhà
explosion
HSK 6
油炸
yóuzhá
to deep fry
HSK 5
炸两
zháliǎng
(Cantonese cuisine) zhaliang, rice noodle rolls [[腸粉|肠粉<chángfěn>]] stuffed with youtiao [[油條|油条<yóutiáo>]]
炸垮
zhàkuǎ
to blow up (demolish with an explosion)
炸弹
zhàdàn
bomb
炸掉
zhàdiào
to bomb
炸死
zhàsǐ
to kill with an explosion
核爆炸
hébàozhà
nuclear explosion
炸油饼
zháyóubǐng
deep-fried cake
炸薯条
zháshǔtiáo
french fries
炸薯片
zháshǔpiàn
potato chip

Alternate Entries

炸
zhà
to explode

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
975
Word Frequency Rank
807 of 84,292