砸 zá
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 石 — stone, rock, mineral
- Made of
- 石 stone, rock, mineral 匝 full circle
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
砸
zá
to smash; to ruin
Character
Example phrases
- 抗议者砸碎了银行外的玻璃幕墙，随后被警方迅速控制。 Kàngyìzhě zá suì le yínháng wài de bōlí mùqiáng, suíhòu bèi jǐngfāng xùnsù kòngzhì. The protesters smashed the glass curtain wall outside the bank and were then quickly brought under control by the police.
- 气得他把手机狠狠地砸在了地上。 Qì de tā bǎ shǒujī hěnhěn de zá zài le dìshàng. He was so angry that he smashed his phone hard on the floor.
- 装修工人在隔壁砸墙，声音太大了。 Zhuāngxiū gōngrén zài gébì zá qiáng, shēngyīn tài dà le. The renovation workers are knocking down the wall next door; the noise is too loud.
Related words
- 拽 zhuài to drag; to pull forcibly
- 削 xiāo to pare; to whittle; to shave
- 摊 tān to spread out; stall; to share out
- 梳理 shūlǐ to comb through; to sort out; to organise
- 挽 wǎn to roll up; to hold by the arm; to pull back
- 梳 shū to comb
- 投掷 tóuzhì throw; hurl
- 掀起 xiānqǐ to lift; to raise; to stir up
- 置 zhì to place; to put; to set aside
- 掀 xiān to lift; to raise; to stir up
- 疏通 shūtōng to dredge; to clear; to smooth out
- 捂 wǔ to cover; to hold over