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扎

zhā

pull up; pierce; struggle free

Shadow
Strokes
4
Radical
手
HSK
6
Tone
1

Other readings: zhá

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 她扎着辫子。

    Tā zhā zhe biàn zi

    She wore her hair in plaits.

  • 我挣扎着挤出地铁。

    Wǒ zhēng zhá zhe jǐ chū dì tiě

    I struggled to get out of the subway.

  • 他用绷带包扎了伤口。

    Tā yòng bēng dài bāo zā le shāng kǒu

    He wound a bandage around the wound.

  • 绷带把伤口包扎住了。

    Bēng dài bǎ shāng kǒu bāo zā zhù le

    The bandage was wound around the wound.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 扎

  • 扎zhā 1to prick; to run or stick (a needle etc) into; mug or jug used for serving beer (loanword from "jar")
  • 挣扎zhēng zhá 1–2 to struggle
  • 驻扎zhù zhā 4–1 to station; to garrison (troops)
  • 扎实zhā shi 1–5strong; solid; sturdy; firm; practical
  • 包扎bāo zā 1–1 to wrap up; to pack; to bind up (a wound)
  • 扎根zhā gēn 1–1 to take root
  • 扎zhá 2used in 挣扎
  • 扎zā 1to tie; to bind; classifier for flowers, banknotes etc: bundle; Taiwan pr. [zhá]