吒 (zhā): used for the sound "zha" in the names of certain legendary figures (e.g. 哪吒)
吒 (zhā) is a Chinese character meaning “used for the sound "zha" in the names of certain legendary figures (e.g. 哪吒).” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 口 (semantic) and 乇 (phonetic). It ranks #5411 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 吒 mouth. Its radical form 口 (mouth) appears in many related characters such as 口 (kǒu, mouth), 吃 (chī, to eat), 喝 (hē, to drink).
Definitions
- used for the sound "zha" in the names of certain legendary figures (e.g. 哪吒)
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 哪吒proper-noun | né zhā | Nezha, protection deity |
| 木吒 | mù zha | Muzha, a figure in Chinese mythology |
| 叱吒 | chì zhà | variant of 叱咤 |
吒 appears in 3 compound words: 0 as the first character, 100 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Example Sentences
周鸿祎曾在 2021 年投资哪吒汽车,后来转让部分股权并停止追加投资。
zhōu hóng 祎 céng zài 2 0 2 1 nián tóu zī nǎ zhā qì chē , hòu lái zhuǎn ràng bù fēn gǔ quán bìng tíng zhǐ zhuī jiā tóu zī .
Zhou Hongyi invested in Neta Auto in 2021, but later sold part of his stake and stopped making additional investments.
里的铁拐李到《哪吒》里的太乙真人,自带浓郁地方特色的四川口音成了国产动画的“标配”。
lǐ de tiě guǎi lǐ dào nǎ zhā lǐ de tài yǐ zhēn rén , zì dài nóng yù dì fāng tè sè de sì chuān kǒu yīn chéng le guó chǎn dòng huà de biāo pèi .
From Tieguai Li in *Tieguai Li* to Taiyi Zhenren in *Nezha*, the distinctive Sichuan accent has become a “standard feature” of Chinese animation.
其中,《哪吒之魔童闹海》的叙事时空,精准对应孙悟空横空出世之前的洪荒阶段。
qí zhōng , nǎ zhā zhī mó tóng nào hǎi de xù shì shí kōng , jīng zhǔn duì yīng sūn wù kōng héng kōng chū shì zhī qián de hóng huāng jiē duàn .
In particular, the narrative setting of *Ne Zha: The Demon Boy Stirring Up the Sea* precisely corresponds to the primordial era preceding Sun Wukong’s emergence.
这一年,“哪吒”风靡全球,动画电影迎来“井喷式”发展。
zhè yī nián , nǎ zhā fēng mí quán qiú , dòng huà diàn yǐng yíng lái jǐng pēn shì fā zhǎn .
This year, "Ne Zha" took the world by storm, and the animated film industry experienced explosive growth.
一提八仙过海、哪吒闹海、大圣降妖,无需多言,便心领神会。
yī tí bā xiān guò hǎi , nǎ zhā nào hǎi , dà shèng jiàng yāo , wú xū duō yán , biàn xīn lǐng shén huì .
Just mention “The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea,” “Nezha Stirring Up Trouble in the Sea,” or “The Great Sage Subduing Demons,” and everyone immediately gets the reference without needing further explanation.
Character Family
Frequently Asked Questions
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