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炸
zhà
1. to explode
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)

气炸
qìzhà
to burst with rage
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
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
爆炸
bàozhà
explosion
HSK 6
轰炸
hōngzhà
to bomb
大爆炸
Dàbàozhà
Big Bang (cosmology)
时炸弹
shízhàdàn
time bomb
核爆炸
hébàozhà
nuclear explosion
核轰炸
héhōngzhà
nuclear bomb

Alternate Entries

炸
zhá
to deep fry

Metadata

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