诧 (chà) · to be surprised, to be astonished

Meanings

1 to be surprised
2 to be astonished

Characters

诧

chà

to be astonished

Examples

HSK 5

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.

HSK 5

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 ('astonished') and 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

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 #34,093

astonished; astounded / flabbergasted

惊奇 jīngqí HSK 7-9 #5,047

amazed; astonished / surprised; wonder-struck

惊讶 jīngyà HSK 6 #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 5 #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 yǎnqiányíliàng

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