chā

a cracking or snapping sound

scrape onomatopoeia
onomatopoeia representing a sharp sound of scraping, ripping fabric, or screeching tires
chā
snap onomatopoeia
onomatopoeia for snapping, cracking, or clicking sounds, often used in compounds like 喀嚓 kā​chā or 啪嚓 pā​chā

Frequency

Character
Written text
3,600th most common 4.74 per million
Movie subtitles
3,340th most common 1.94 per million appears in 1% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
0.330 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
1.35 per million

Details

Strokes
17
Unicode
U+5693

Sources