栅 (zhà): fence

栅 (zhà) is a Chinese character meaning “fence.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 木 (structural) and 册 (structural). It ranks #2691 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 栅 a fence 册 made of wood 木; 册 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 木 (tree) appears in many related characters such as 木 (mù, wood/tree), 林 (lín, forest, woods), 森 (sēn, forest (dense)).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. fence

Etymology & Origin

栅

ideographicA fence 册 made of wood 木; 册 also provides the pronunciation

Decomposition: ⿰木册 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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9

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
栅栏nounzhà lánfence
栅极shān jígrid (in vacuum tubes)
木栅nounmù zhàMuzha (old spelling: Mucha), suburb to the southeast of Taipei
球栅阵列封装qiú shān zhèn liè fēng zhuāngball grid array (BGA), type of microchip package
栅子zhà zibamboo fence
栅门zhà méngate
木栅线mù zhà xiànTaipei Metro Muzha Line, former name of the Wenshan Line 文山線|文山线
栅条zhà tiáopaling
光栅guāng shān(optics) grating (esp. diffraction grating)
格栅noungé shāngrille
栅格nounshān gégrid
栅篱zhà líhedge
栏栅nounlán zhàbarrier
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Total compounds
54
As first character
31
As last character
15
As middle character

栅 appears in 13 compound words: 54 as the first character, 31 as the last, and 15 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 栅 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

栏lán
0.61410 co-occurrences
木mù
0.51211 co-occurrences
格gé
0.38810 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

爱范儿Sep 2026

就像宝马新世代车型重新演绎双肾格栅那样,日产也把它们的四圆尾灯带进了新时代。

jiù xiàng bǎo mǎ xīn shì dài chē xíng chóng xīn yǎn yì shuāng shèn gé zhà nà yàng , rì chǎn yě bǎ tā men de sì yuán wěi dēng dài jìn le xīn shí dài .

Just as BMW has reimagined the double-kidney grille in its new generation of models, Nissan has also brought its four-circle taillights into a new era.

IT之家Sep 2026

厨房烤箱设有开心和难过表情设置,门框会歪斜,格栅会落下,电梯内有闪烁灯光。

chú fáng kǎo xiāng shè yǒu kāi xīn hé nán guò biǎo qíng shè zhì , mén kuàng huì wāi xié , gé zhà huì luò xià , diàn tī nèi yǒu shǎn shuò dēng guāng .

The kitchen oven has "happy" and "sad" face settings; the door frame tilts, the grill drops down, and there are flashing lights inside the elevator.

IT之家Sep 2026

前脸采用横贯式山河格栅,取“步步高升”之意;前后环抱式灯组则寓意“家业圆满”。

qián liǎn cǎi yòng héng guàn shì shān hé gé zhà , qǔ bù bù gāo shēng zhī yì ; qián hòu huán bào shì dēng zǔ zé yù yì jiā yè yuán mǎn .

The front fascia features a full-width “Mountains and Rivers” grille, symbolizing “steady advancement”; the wraparound headlights and taillights at the front and rear symbolize “family prosperity.”

爱范儿Aug 2026

上方开着圆形的进出风格栅,里面还塞了一颗主动散热风扇。

shàng fāng kāi zhe yuán xíng de jìn chū fēng gé zhà , lǐ miàn hái sāi le yī kē zhǔ dòng sàn rè fēng shān .

There is a circular air intake grille at the top, with an active cooling fan mounted inside.

IT之家Jul 2026

采用专属双肾格栅设计 IT之家注意到,新车最引人关注的变化出现在前大灯之间。

cǎi yòng zhuān shǔ shuāng shèn gé zhà shè jì I T zhī jiā zhù yì dào , xīn chē zuì yǐn rén guān zhù de biàn huà chū xiàn zài qián dà dēng zhī jiān .

Featuring an exclusive double-kidney grille design, IT Home noted that the most striking change on the new car is located between the headlights.

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 栅 (zhà) mean in Chinese?
栅 (zhà) primarily means "fence." It is not part of the HSK 3.0 syllabus. It ranks #2691 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 栅 have?
栅 is written with 9 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 栅?
The radical associated with 栅 is 木 (tree). This radical appears in many characters related to tree.
What are the components of 栅?
栅 is composed of: 木 (structural), 册 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰木册 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 栅?
Common words with 栅 include: 栅栏 (zhà lán, "fence"); 栅极 (shān jí, "grid (in vacuum tubes)"); 木栅 (mù zhà, "Muzha (old spelling: Mucha), suburb to the southeast of Taipei"); 球栅阵列封装 (qiú shān zhèn liè fēng zhuāng, "ball grid array (BGA), type of microchip package"); 栅子 (zhà zi, "bamboo fence"). There are over 13 compound words containing this character.
Is 栅 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
No. The simplified form is 栅 and the traditional form is 柵.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.