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檫

chá

Character

What 檫 means

1. Chinese sassafras
2. Sassafras tzumu

Characters built on 察

These share the phonetic component 察 (chá), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 擦cāto rub; to scratch; to wipe; to polish; to apply (lipstick, lotion etc)
• 嚓cā(onomatopoeia) scraping sound; ripping of fabric; screeching of tires
• 镲chǎsmall cymbals

Sounds the same

Read chá, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 茶tea; tea plant
• 查to research; to check; to investigate
• 察to examine; to inquire; to observe
• 茬stubble (crop residue); stubble (hair growth); classifier for a batch of sth produced…
• 叉to cross; be stuck
• 搽to apply (ointment, powder); to smear; to paint on
• 碴fault; glass fragment; quarrel
• 楂fell trees; raft; to hew
• 槎a raft made of bamboo or wood; to fell trees; to hew
• 猹Badger-like wild animal
• 𥻗(bound form) coarsely ground maize
• 垞mound; small hill; (used in place names)