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楂

zhā / chá
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 山楂) Chinese hawthorn

Examples

HSK 5
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.
HSK 7-9
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.

Tips

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.

Components

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

Stroke Order

楂 zhā