炸 zhà
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 火 — fire, flame
- Made of
- 火 fire, flame 乍 first time, for the first time, suddenly
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
炸
zhà
to explode, to blast
Character
Example phrases
- 突然传来的巨响，让大家以为附近有东西炸了。 Tūrán chuán lái de jùxiǎng, ràng dàjiā yǐwéi fùjìn yǒu dōngxi zhà le. The sudden loud noise made everyone think that something nearby had exploded.
- 气球吹得太大，突然炸了。 Qìqiú chuī de tài dà, tūrán zhà le. The balloon was blown up too big and suddenly burst.
- 烟花在夜空中炸开，五颜六色。 Yānhuā zài yèkōng zhōng zhàkāi, wǔyán liùsè. Fireworks burst open in the night sky in all colours.
Related words
- 爆炸 bàozhà to explode
- 轰炸 hōngzhà to bomb; to bombard
- 炸弹 zhàdàn bomb
- 炸药 zhàyào explosive; dynamite
- 爆 bào to explode, to burst
- 爆发 bàofā to break out
- 扑灭 pūmiè to extinguish
- 冲击 chōngjī impact, shock, to assault
- 损伤 sǔnshāng to harm
- 抵抗 dǐkàng to resist
- 损坏 sǔnhuài to damage
- 对抗 duìkàng to confront, to oppose