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CHINESE CHARACTER

砸 (zá): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

to smash, to pound, to crush, to break
HSK 7-910 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

石 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 砸.

Phonetic component

匝 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 10

Write 砸 in 10 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Examples using 砸

令我非常伤心的是她考砸了。

Lìng wǒ fēi cháng shāng xīn de shì tā kǎo zá le。

She failed the examination and I was greatly disappointed.

FAQ

What does 砸 (zá) mean in Chinese?

to smash, to pound, to crush, to break

How do you write 砸 in stroke order?

砸 has 10 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 砸?

石 is the radical in 砸. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 砸?

砸 (zá): to smash; to pound; to fail; to muck up; to bungle.