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

fish

Simplified form of . Pictograph of a fish.

shǔ yam

Components

Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

plant

Sound component
shǔ public office

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangdjas

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

tiáo clause

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Simplified component
zhǐ, zhōng go

Shorthand for the component in the traditional character .

Meaning component
tree

Component uses

Sound (1 of 3 verified)

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode