HSK 6 · Objects

渣 zhā “dregs” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 渣 means

  1. dregs
  2. residue
  3. crumbs
  4. slag (in mining or smelting)

How to say 渣

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale渣zhā1st tone, high and level

渣 in a sentence

  1. 桌子上都是面包渣。

    Zhuōzi shàng dōu shì miànbāo zhā.

    The table is covered in breadcrumbs.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 喝完茶，杯子里剩下一些茶叶渣。

    Hē wán chá, bēizi lǐ shèngxià yìxiē cháyè zhā.

    After I finished my tea, there were some tea leaves left at the bottom of the cup.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 渣 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 渣 (zhā) with each of its parts in a different colour
渣zhāslag
  • 氵water form of 水 · shuǐMeaning part
  • 查to investigate · cháSound part

氵 hints at the meaning (water); 查 (chá) hints at the sound. Compare it with zhā.

How to write 渣

渣 12 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

渣 (zhā) stroke order chart: each stroke of the character in the order you write it
Stroke order chart for 渣 (zhā). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 渣

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FAQs

渣 (zhā) means “dregs” or “residue”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zhā: zhā with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 渣 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zha with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 渣 from the suggestions. Typing zha into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
渣 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.