诧 chà
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 宅 residence, dwelling, home
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
诧异
chàyì
astonished; surprised
Characters in this word
异 yì
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 廾 — two hands
- Made of
- 巳 snake 廾 two hands
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他对董事会突然改变立场感到十分诧异。 Tā duì dǒngshìhuì tūrán gǎibiàn lìchǎng gǎndào shífēn chàyì. He was very surprised that the board of directors suddenly changed its position.
- 看到他一个人搬来整台钢琴，大家都很诧异。 Kàndào tā yí ge rén bān lái zhěng tái gāngqín, dàjiā dōu hěn chàyì. Seeing him carry in a whole piano by himself, everyone was astonished.
- 她诧异地看着我，好像没听懂我的话。 Tā chàyì de kànzhe wǒ, hǎoxiàng méi tīngdǒng wǒ de huà. She looked at me in surprise, as if she hadn't understood what I said.
Related words
- 差异 chāyì difference
- 异常 yìcháng unusual, abnormal; extremely
- 优异 yōuyì excellent
- 变异 biànyì to mutate; variation
- 大同小异 dàtóngxiǎoyì largely the same with minor differences
- 怪异 guàiyì strange; bizarre; oddity
- 求同存异 qiútóngcúnyì to seek common ground while reserving differences
- 日新月异 rìxīnyuèyì to change with each passing day; rapid progress
- 异口同声 yìkǒutóngshēng with one voice; unanimously
- 异想天开 yìxiǎngtiānkāi wildly fanciful; unrealistic
- 异性 yìxìng opposite sex
- 异议 yìyì objection; dissent