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咋
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question-forming particle

HSK 10
Communication →Language
zǎ
サク、サ
か.む、く.う、くら.う
사, 책, 색
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 乍 represents the sound.
Components
口 mouth+ 乍 for the first time =
咋 question-forming particle
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
乍 Phonetic component
zhà for the first time
first time, for the first time
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Notes
Similar Characters
侃 upright and strong兽 bestial (simp)冋 a desert加 add卟 a chemical compound古 ancient叨 talkative叫 call召 summon叭 trumpet叮 sting可 can叱 bawl叶 be in harmony (simp)号 appellation (jp)叹 admire (simp)叼 hold in the mouth叽 sigh (simp)吁 alas (simp)吃 eat (simp)
Chinese
咋 [zǎ]
dialectal equivalent of 怎麼|怎么[zěn​me]
咋 [zé]
gnaw
咋 [zhà]
loud noise; shout; suddenly
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
咋 くい
Kui unclassified name
咋 くう
Kuu unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (9)
咋舌 [zhà​shé] #67,661
to be speechless
咋呼 [zhā​hu] #57,172
bluster
不咋地 [bù​zǎ​de]
(dialect) not that great
不咋的 [bù​zǎ​de]
(dialect) not that great
东方叽咋柳莺 [dōng​fāng​jī​zǎ​liǔ​yīng]
(bird species of China) mountain chiffchaff (Phylloscopus sindianus)
叽咋柳莺 [jī​zǎ​liǔ​yīng]
(bird species of China) common chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
叽咋柳莺 [jī​zǎ​liǔ​yīng]
(bird species of China) common chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
东方叽咋柳莺 [dōng​fāng​jī​zǎ​liǔ​yīng]
(bird species of China) mountain chiffchaff (Phylloscopus sindianus)
百不咋 [bǎi​bù​za]
of no consequence (idiom)