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诧 (chà): To be surprised or astonished — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Character Breakdown

Left-Right
诧=讠speech+宅residence

Words (讠) from a house (宅) that surprise — to be astonished or amazed.

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HSK Vocabulary: 诧

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诧异

chà yì

be surprised; be amazed; be astonished

HSK 6
6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 诧 is used in context

tā他
duì对
zhè这
ge个
xiāo消
xī息
gǎn感
dào到
shí十
fēn分
chà诧
yì异
。

He was very surprised by this news

tīng听
dào到
jié结
guǒ果
，
tā他
chà诧
rán然
wú无
tā她
de的
jué决
dìng定
ràng让
suǒ所
yǒu有
rén人
dōu都

Information

Pinyinchà
Meaningto be surprised or astonished
Strokes8
Radical讠
Traditional詫
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2877
Zhuyinㄔㄚˋ
UnicodeU+8BE7
CangjieYHP
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yǔ语
。

Hearing the result, he was speechless with surprise

jīng惊
chà诧
bù不
yǐ已
。

Her decision shocked everyone

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