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吒

zhā

Character

What 吒 means

1. used for the sound "zha" in the names of certain legendary figures (e.g. {哪吒|Né zhā})
2. Taiwan pr. zhà

Other readings

吒 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• zhàvariant of {咤|zhà}

Words containing 吒

• 哪吒Né zhāNezha, protection deity
• 木吒Mù zhaMuzha, a figure in Chinese mythology
• 叱吒chì zhàvariant of 叱咤

Sounds the same

Read zhā, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 扎to prick; to run or stick (a needle etc) into; mug or jug used for serving beer…
• 渣slag (in mining or smelting); dregs
• 咋used in 咋呼; Taiwan pr. zé
• 喳(onomatopoeia) chirp, twitter, etc
• 楂Chinese hawthorn
• 揸to stretch fingers out
• 劄to prick with a needle
• 哳used in 嘲哳; Taiwan pr. zhá
• 齇rosacea
• 柤(hawthorn); Chaenomeles japonica
• 挓to open out; to expand
• 查surname Zha