渣 (zhā): slag (in mining or smelting), dregs
渣 (zhā) is a Chinese character meaning “slag (in mining or smelting).” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 氵 (semantic) and 查 (phonetic). It ranks #2839 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 渣 water. Its radical form 氵 (water) appears in many related characters such as 水 (shuǐ, water), 汉 (hàn, Han ethnic group), 汽 (qì, steam).
Definitions
- slag (in mining or smelting)
- dregs
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 渣滓noun | zhā zǐ | residue |
| 残渣noun | cán zhā | remainder |
| 渣子 | zhā zi | dregs |
| 煤渣noun | méi zhā | slack |
| 矿渣noun | kuàng zhā | slag (mining) |
| 废渣noun | fèi zhā | industrial waste product |
| 油渣noun | yóu zhā | crisp residue left after rendering animal fat |
| 豆腐渣noun | dòu fu zhā | okara (i.e. soy pulp, a by-product of making soymilk or tofu) |
| 渣打银行 | zhā dǎ yín háng | Standard Chartered Bank |
| 土得掉渣 | tǔ de diào zhā | (coll.) rustic |
| 面包渣 | miàn bāo zhā | breadcrumbs |
| 体育渣 | tǐ yù zhā | unathletic person |
| 豆腐渣工程noun | dòu fu zhā gōng chéng | jerry-built building project |
| 人渣noun | rén zhā | dregs of society |
| 学渣noun | xué zhā | (coll.) unenthusiastic, mediocre student |
渣 appears in 27 compound words: 15 as the first character, 70 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 渣 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Example Sentences
清晨的渣面波光粼粼，倒映着岸边的柳树。
qīng chén de zhā miàn bō guāng 粼 粼 , dǎo yìng zhe àn biān de liǔ shù .
The morning surface of the muddy water shimmered, reflecting the willow trees along the shore.
辉达进驻北士科!渣打看好高资产潜力 天母将设国际私人理财中...
huī dá jìn zhù běi shì kē ! zhā dǎ kàn hǎo gāo zī chǎn qián lì tiān mǔ jiāng shè guó jì sī rén lǐ cái zhōng . . .
Huida enters Beishike! Standard Chartered is optimistic about the potential of high assets, and Tianmu will set up international private wealth management...
渣打今年指引乐观 宣布117亿回购 202...
zhā dǎ jīn nián zhǐ yǐn lè guàn xuān bù 1 1 7 yì huí gòu 2 0 2 . . .
Standard Chartered has optimistic guidance this year and announced a 11.7 billion buyback 202...
渣打禤惠仪..宏观环境仍具不确定性 惟开局...
zhā dǎ 禤 huì yí . . hóng guàn huán jìng réng jù bù què dìng xìng 惟 kāi jú . . .
Standard Chartered Huen Hui Yi: The macro environment is still uncertain, but the beginning...
《大行》花旗:渣打(02888.HK)上季基本税前利润逊...
dà háng huā qí : zhā dǎ ( 0 2 8 8 8 . H K ) shàng jì jī běn shuì qián lì rùn xùn . . .
Citigroup: Standard Chartered (02888.HK) last quarter's basic pre-tax profit was lower...
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 氵 (water) component
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