诧 (chà): to be surprised

Meanings

1 to be surprised
2 to be astonished

Characters

诧

chà

to be astonished

Examples

她对突然的变动感到诧异。

Tā duì tūrán de biàndòng gǎndào chàyì.

She was astonished by the sudden change of plan.

他的突然出现让大家十分惊诧。

Tā de tūrán chūxiàn ràng dàjiā shífēn jīngchà.

Everyone was surprised by his sudden appearance.

Tips

usage

诧 is bound, appearing mainly in 诧异 (诧异, 'astonished') and 惊诧 (惊诧, 'amazed'). It conveys surprise often tinged with finding something strange.

Components

radical

讠 yán

speech; words

讠 is the left-side form of the speech radical 言. Astonishment is often voiced — an exclamation of surprise — which is why the speech radical attaches here.

phonetic

宅 zhái

residence; phonetic

宅 supplies the sound (zhái shifting to chà). It contributes pronunciation only and no meaning here.

Stroke Order

诧 chà

Related Words

诧异 chàyì HSK 7-9 #23,660

flabbergasted / astonished / surprised

惊诧 jīngchà HSK 7-9 #34,093

astonished; astounded / flabbergasted

惊奇 jīngqí HSK 7-9 #5,047

amazed; astonished / surprised; wonder-struck

惊讶 jīngyà HSK 7-9 #1,649

surprised; astonished / taken aback

吃惊 chījīng HSK 4 #2,048

to be startled; to be shocked / to be amazed; surprised

惊喜 jīngxǐ HSK 6 #1,351

pleasant surprise / to be pleasantly surprised

讶 yà #65,858

to be astonished / to be surprised

不足为怪 bùzú-wéiguài #49,272

nothing to be surprised at / hardly surprising / only to be expected

当惊世界殊 dāng jīng shìjiè shū

one is bound to be astonished at how the world has changed / fig. the world has transformed beyond recognition / a line used to marvel at epochal change

眼前一亮 yǎnqiányīliàng

one's eyes light up / to be pleasantly surprised by what one sees