楂 (zhā): (in 山楂) Chinese hawthorn

Meanings

冰糖葫芦是用山楂做的北京冬季小吃。

Bīngtáng húlu shì yòng shānzhā zuò de Běijīng dōngjì xiǎochī.

Candied hawthorn on a stick is a classic Beijing winter snack.

山楂能助消化，吃多了可以吃点。

Shānzhā néng zhù xiāohuà, chī duō le kěyǐ chī diǎn.

Hawthorn helps digestion, so eat some after a big meal.

usage

楂 in this reading appears mainly in 山楂 (Chinese hawthorn), the tart red fruit. A separate reading 楂 means a raft or tree stubble.

radical

木 mù

tree; wood

Left tree radical 木, a pictograph of a tree. It marks 楂 as a woody plant, the hawthorn in 山楂.

phonetic

查 chá

to check; investigate (here phonetic)

Right side 查 is the phonetic element. It carries the chá reading directly and a related zhā reading, matching both readings of this character.

楂 zhā