吒 (zhà) · to bellow; to shout angrily

Meanings

1 to bellow; to shout angrily

Characters

吒

zhà

to bellow; to shout angrily

Examples

HSK 7-9

将军叱吒风云，威震一时。

Jiāngjūn chìzhà fēngyún, wēizhèn yìshí.

The general dominated the battlefield, a commanding presence of his time.

HSK 7-9

他曾是商界叱吒风云的人物。

Tā céng shì shāngjiè chìzhà fēngyún de rénwù.

He was once a dominant figure in the business world.

Tips

usage

Read 吒 (a variant of 咤) only in the set idiom 叱吒风云 (to be all-powerful, to dominate one's era). The legendary-name reading is zhā instead.

Components

radical

口 kǒu

mouth

The mouth radical 口 on the left is typical of characters used for sounds and exclamations, which is the original role of this character.

phonetic

乇 tuō

to entrust; a leaf stalk

On the right 乇 supplies the sound, shifted to zhā here. It carries no meaning in this character.

Stroke Order

吒 zhà

Related Words

咤 zhà

(in 叱咤) to shout angrily / to bellow

喝道 hèdào #50,646

to shout (something out loud, often introducing speech) / to shout to clear the road for an official

大喝一声 dàhèyìshēng

to give a loud shout / to let out a roar / to bellow

咆 páo #63,210

to roar / to bellow

呼 hū HSK 7-9 #2,773

to call; to shout; to cry out / to breathe out; to exhale

喊 hǎn HSK 4 #1,877

to shout / to yell / to call out

呐 nà #1,679

to shout / battle cry

喝 hè #264

to shout; to cry out loudly / to acclaim; to cheer

大喊大叫 dàhǎn-dàjiào #6,325

to shout and scream / to yell loudly / to make a big fuss

嚷嚷 rāngrang #6,721

to shout / to yell / to make a fuss