炸 (zhá / zhà): To explode — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Recognition 5

HSK 3.0Vocab 5 Recognition 5

1.

Animated Stroke Order 炸

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

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2.

Readings & Meanings

炸has 2 distinct pronunciations with different meanings

zhá

to deep-fry

verbHSK 3.0 · L5

zhà

to explode, to blow up, to bomb

verbHSK 3.0 · L6

3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 炸

4.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

炸

火fire

乍sudden

炸=

5.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 炸

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6.

How to Use 炸

Explosion and bombing

These words all involve the concept of explosion, as nouns or verbs.

HSK 6

7.

HSK Vocabulary: 炸

HSK 5

yóu油

zhá炸

8.

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火fire

+乍sudden

A sudden fire (火) that splits (乍) — to explode or fry with a violent burst.

bào爆

zhà炸

explode; blow up; bomb

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhà炸

dàn弹

bomb

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

hōng轰

zhà炸

Bomb

deep-fry

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhà炸

yào药

explosive

里

zhá炸

yú鱼

。

Mom is deep-frying fish in the kitchen.

gōng工

chǎng厂

fā发

shēng生

le了

bào爆

zhà炸

shì事

gù故

。

An explosion accident occurred at the factory.

wǒ我

xǐ喜

huan欢

chī吃

yóu油

zhà炸

shǔ薯

tiáo条

。

I like to eat deep-fried french fries

jǐng警

fāng方

chéng成

gōng功

chāi拆

chú除

le了

zhà炸

dàn弹

。

The police successfully defused the bomb

nà那

ge个

qì气

qiú球

tú突

rán然

zhà炸

le了

。

That balloon suddenly burst.

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