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插 (chā): Stick in — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 插

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 插 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 插

插 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
插
扌shǒu · hand
臿chā
插=
4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 插

插 handwriting practice worksheet preview
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5.

How to Use 插

Insert and Interrupt

Use 插 (chā) for physically inserting something or for an interruption, like a socket, illustration, or interlude.

插座 • chā zuò • socket • HSK 6
HSK 6
6.

HSK Vocabulary: 插

插嘴 • chā zuǐ • Interrupt / Butt in
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
chā插
zuǐ
7.

Example Sentences

tā他
yòng用
lì力
bǎ把
chā插
xiāo销
tuī

Information

Pinyinchā
Meaningstick in; to insert; interpose
Strokes12
Radical扌
Traditional插
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1265
Zhuyinㄔㄚ
UnicodeU+63D2
CangjieQHJX
扌shǒu · hand
+臿chā
chā插
zuò座

socket

插图 • chā tú • Illustration / Drawing • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
chā插
tú图

Illustration / Drawing

插曲 • chā qǔ • Interlude • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
chā插
qǔ曲

Interlude

嘴

Interrupt / Butt in

插手 • chā shǒu • Get involved in / Meddle in
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
chā插
shǒu手

Get involved in / Meddle in

推
jìn进
qù去
。

He pushed the bolt in with force.

qiáng墙
shàng上
de的
chā插
zuò座
xū需
yào要
xiū修
lǐ理
yí一
xià下
。

The socket on the wall needs to be repaired.

qǐng jiāng u pán chā rù diàn nǎo de u s b jiē kǒu 。
请将U盘插入电脑的USB接口。

Please insert the USB drive into the computer's USB port.

qǐng请
bǎ把
yào钥
shi匙
chā插
jìn进
suǒ锁
kǒng孔
lǐ里
。

Please insert the key into the keyhole.

zhè这
ge个
chā插
tóu头
huài坏
le了
。

This plug is broken.

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