zhà​kuǎ

demolish

zhà to fry in oil, explode

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
huǒ fire
Sound component
zhà, zuò suddenly

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangʔr'aːɡs
zreːb

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

kuǎ be defeated

Components

Meaning component
earth

earth

Sound component
kuā exaggerate

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰʷraːʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang