How to say “prick” in Chinese
prick, stick in
“Prick” in Chinese is 扎, zhā: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
扎 is read zhā. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 扌 “hand”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “扎”.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Cut, chop, prick”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “prick” in Chinese?
“Prick” in Chinese is 扎, pinyin zhā.
What does 扎 mean?
扎 (zhā) means “prick, stick in”.
How do you write 扎?
扎 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 扎?
扎 is read zhā. Tones: zhā — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“prick” in the lesson “Cut, chop, prick”
This word is from the topic “Hands and objects” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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