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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- za2
- English meanings
- tamp, bungle, failure, fall through, smash, pound, fail, break, be bungled, ram
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 石; right 匝.
Meaning & sound clues
石 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “rock”.
匝 is identified as the sound component (zā). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 砸.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
mixed
tie; bind; fasten
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