咋 zhà
adverb
: loud noise; shout; suddenly
咋 zǎ
question-forming particle (dialectal equivalent of 怎麼)
: why? how? what?
咋 zé
: gnaw
Kun Reading
咋 | くい kui
咋 | くう kuu
On Reading
さく saku
さ sa
Usage:
咋舌 zha4she2: to be speechless
咋呼 zha4hu: bluster; ruckus; to boast loudly
Chinese idiom/saying
百不咋 bai3bu4zha4: of no consequence
Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic .
口 (kou3: mouth) suggests the meaning while
乍 (zha4: at first) provides the sound.
形声 Pictophonetic .
口 (kou3: mouth) suggests the meaning while
乍 (zha4: at first) provides the sound.
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
