Read Edit View history 乍 zhà suddenly Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of a blade for cutting trees. Original form of 柞. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. Pinyin Separate values with commas zhà ×zuò × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components No items. + Add component Stroke Data 乍 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 374, 817 ], [ 391, 801 ], [ 409, 766 ], [ 366, 687 ], [ 319, 612 ], [ 249, 518 ], [ 158, 417 ], [ 128, 395 ] ], [ [ 356, 608 ], [ 452, 612 ], [ 621, 643 ], [ 774, 680 ], [ 831, 681 ] ], [ [ 476, 589 ], [ 504, 571 ], [ 514, 553 ], [ 511, 285 ], [ 500, 47 ], [ 515, -44 ] ], [ [ 546, 432 ], [ 553, 425 ], [ 566, 426 ], [ 711, 454 ], [ 742, 454 ], [ 761, 447 ] ], [ [ 538, 259 ], [ 719, 289 ], [ 760, 292 ], [ 792, 283 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 361 626 Q 424 726 449 748 Q 459 758 455 774 Q 451 787 421 812 Q 394 831 374 832 Q 355 831 362 808 Q 375 775 363 749 Q 290 589 132 412 Q 122 402 119 395 Q 115 383 130 386 Q 181 392 347 607 L 361 626 Z", "M 509 599 Q 824 657 838 669 Q 848 678 843 687 Q 836 700 804 709 Q 777 715 663 680 Q 507 641 361 626 C 331 623 328 622 347 607 Q 383 571 467 591 L 509 599 Z", "M 537 277 Q 537 346 538 416 L 538 437 Q 539 518 547 553 Q 550 571 509 599 C 485 617 454 618 467 591 Q 500 558 479 207 Q 475 159 470 125 Q 469 89 462 73 Q 450 33 490 -28 Q 503 -50 512 -55 Q 525 -56 531 -41 Q 546 -4 541 30 Q 537 148 537 253 L 537 277 Z", "M 538 416 Q 550 407 573 409 Q 678 425 755 434 Q 783 438 773 454 Q 760 473 729 478 Q 701 482 650 469 Q 589 451 538 437 C 513 430 513 430 538 416 Z", "M 537 253 L 538 253 Q 550 244 575 247 Q 696 262 785 269 Q 816 273 805 290 Q 792 309 760 317 Q 729 321 537 277 C 508 270 510 266 537 253 Z" ] } 5 strokes 乍 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 374, 817 ], [ 391, 801 ], [ 409, 766 ], [ 366, 687 ], [ 319, 612 ], [ 249, 518 ], [ 158, 417 ], [ 128, 395 ] ], [ [ 356, 608 ], [ 452, 612 ], [ 621, 643 ], [ 774, 680 ], [ 831, 681 ] ], [ [ 476, 589 ], [ 504, 571 ], [ 514, 553 ], [ 511, 285 ], [ 500, 47 ], [ 515, -44 ] ], [ [ 546, 432 ], [ 553, 425 ], [ 566, 426 ], [ 711, 454 ], [ 742, 454 ], [ 761, 447 ] ], [ [ 538, 259 ], [ 719, 289 ], [ 760, 292 ], [ 792, 283 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 361 626 Q 424 726 449 748 Q 459 758 455 774 Q 451 787 421 812 Q 394 831 374 832 Q 355 831 362 808 Q 375 775 363 749 Q 290 589 132 412 Q 122 402 119 395 Q 115 383 130 386 Q 181 392 347 607 L 361 626 Z", "M 509 599 Q 824 657 838 669 Q 848 678 843 687 Q 836 700 804 709 Q 777 715 663 680 Q 507 641 361 626 C 331 623 328 622 347 607 Q 383 571 467 591 L 509 599 Z", "M 537 277 Q 537 346 538 416 L 538 437 Q 539 518 547 553 Q 550 571 509 599 C 485 617 454 618 467 591 Q 500 558 479 207 Q 475 159 470 125 Q 469 89 462 73 Q 450 33 490 -28 Q 503 -50 512 -55 Q 525 -56 531 -41 Q 546 -4 541 30 Q 537 148 537 253 L 537 277 Z", "M 538 416 Q 550 407 573 409 Q 678 425 755 434 Q 783 438 773 454 Q 760 473 729 478 Q 701 482 650 469 Q 589 451 538 437 C 513 430 513 430 538 416 Z", "M 537 253 L 538 253 Q 550 244 575 247 Q 696 262 785 269 Q 816 273 805 290 Q 792 309 760 317 Q 729 321 537 277 C 508 270 510 266 537 253 Z" ] } 5 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.