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
炸药
zhàyào
explosive; dynamite
Characters in this word
药 yào
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 约 treaty, covenant, agreement
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 矿区运输炸药有严格规定，任何疏忽都可能造成灾难。 Kuàngqū yùnshū zhàyào yǒu yángé guīdìng, rènhé shūhu dōu kěnéng zàochéng zāinàn. There are strict rules for transporting explosives in mining areas; any negligence could cause a disaster.
- 工人们小心地把炸药搬运到指定的地方。 Gōngrénmen xiǎoxīn de bǎ zhàyào bānyùn dào zhǐdìng de dìfang. The workers carefully carried the explosives to the designated place.
- 拆除旧楼时需要使用炸药，安全措施必须到位。 Chāichú jiù lóu shí xūyào shǐyòng zhàyào, ānquán cuòshī bìxū dào wèi. Demolishing an old building requires explosives; safety measures must be in place.