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HSK 3.0Vocab 7-9 Recognition 7-9 Writing 7-9

1.

Animated Stroke Order 砸

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How to write 砸 — animated stroke order

2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 砸

砸 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

砸

石shí · stone

砸=

4.

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5.

Related Words: 砸

砸烂 • zá làn • to smash to pieces

zá砸

làn烂

to smash to pieces

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

bù不

xiǎo小

xīn心

bǎ把

huā花

píng

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Pinyinzá

Meaningpound; tamp; crush

Strokes10

Radical石

Traditional砸

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#2638

Zhuyinㄗㄚˊ

UnicodeU+7838

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石shí · stone

砸碎 • zá suì • smash into pieces

zá砸

suì碎

smash into pieces

瓶

zá砸

suì碎

le了

。

He accidentally smashed the vase

tā他

yòng用

chuí锤

zi子

zá砸

suì碎

le了

nà那

ge个

hé核

tao桃

。

He used a hammer to smash that walnut.

tā他

bèi被

diào掉

luò落

de的

shí石

tou头

zá砸

shāng伤

le了

。

He was injured by a falling stone

bào暴

tú徒

yòng用

shí石

tou头

zá砸

làn烂

le了

shāng商

diàn店

de的

bō玻

li璃

chuāng窗

。

The rioters smashed the store's glass windows with stones.

zhè这

cì次

yǎn演

chū出

kě可

bù不

néng能

zá砸

guō锅

。

This performance cannot fail

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瞪dèngglare; stare at; open (one's eyes) wide
垫diànpad; put something under something else to raise it up or make it level; fill a vacancy
叼diāohold in the mouth
吊diàohang; suspend; lift up or let down with a rope
跌diēfall; tumble
盯dīngfix one's eyes on; gaze at; stare at

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Characters pronounced "za".

匝zāfull circle; encircle
咋zǎhow; why [dialect for 怎么]
杂zámixed, diverse, miscellaneous

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Characters with radical "石".

磺huángsulphur; brimstone
磐pánlarge rock, boulder; firm
碉diāoroom made of stone; watchtower
碴cháchipped edge of a container
砧zhēnanvil; flat stone; exe
硷jiǎnalkaline, alkali, lye, salt

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