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CHINESE CHARACTER

zhà

榨

榨

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to press

HSK 7-9
Numbered pinyin
zha4
English meanings
to press, to extract (juice), device for extracting juice, oils etc

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 木; right 窄.

  • Left

    木

  • Right

    窄
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    • Top

      穴
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    • Bottom

      乍
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      • Outside

        丿

      • Inside

        ⿻
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        • First part

          下
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        • Second part

          一

Meaning & sound clues

木 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “tree”.

窄 is identified as the sound component (zhǎi). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 榨.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰木窄

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    zhà榨guǒzhī果汁。

    Squeeze juice.

  2. 02

    zhà榨yóu油。

    Press oil.

  3. 03

    xīnxian新鲜měiwèi美味。

    Fresh and tasty.

  4. 04

    yíngyǎng营养jiànkāng健康。

    Nutritious.

  5. 05

    tiānrán天然wú无tiānjiā添加。

    Natural.

  6. 06

    guǎng广shòu受huānyíng欢迎。

    Well received.

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