插 chā
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 臿 to separate the grain from the husk
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
插
chā
to insert; to plug in
Character
Example phrases
- 插上电源。 Chā shàng diàn yuán. Plug in the power.
- 把花插好。 Bǎ huā chā hǎo. Put the flowers in properly.
- 插一张卡。 Chā yì zhāng kǎ. Insert a card.
Related words
- 加上 jiāshàng to add
- 拔 bá to pull out
- 夹 jiā to clamp; to pick up with chopsticks
- 摘 zhāi to pick; to take off
- 剪 jiǎn to cut with scissors
- 抬 tái to lift; to carry
- 拆 chāi to take apart; to open
- 拾 shí to pick up
- 拆除 chāichú to demolish; to remove
- 扔 rēng to throw; to throw away
- 封 fēng to seal; to close off
- 递给 dìgěi to hand to