杂

杂 · zá

mixed, blended; mix, mingle

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

mixed, blended; mix, mingle

Mandarin
zá
Cantonese
zaap6

Unihan definitions and selected character readings. Read the word to establish its pronunciation in context.

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+6742
Radical
木 · 75
Strokes
6 · Unihan
Residual
2

Source record · Unihan 17.0. Individual senses and historical claims have not yet been reviewed by zimai.

Stroke order

6 strokes
杂
Strokes
6
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

6 strokes in writing order. Play to watch them, or Step through one at a time.

Modern stroke order; regional conventions can differ. Stroke medians: Make Me a Hanzi via HanziLookupJS, drawn as an even pen line.

Graphical structure

⿱九木(GT)
How to read these symbols

⿰ left–right · ⿱ above–below · ⿻ overlap. Dotted boxes indicate positions, not missing characters. Each symbol describes the components that follow it; nested symbols describe a component in more detail. Source codes identify alternative analyses, not a writing sequence or an etymology.

BabelStone IDS · 2025-06-27. Region tags are preserved; 〾 marks approximation and {n} identifies an unencoded source component. These describe graphical structure, not historical derivation.

Words & connections

Words using 杂

Character connections

No reverse component match in this collection.

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History & distinctions

Related forms

雜

Unihan traditional/simplified variant properties. Conversion may depend on context.

Sources & reference

Evidence & next depth

Source editions & exact scope ↗
Retained Unihan properties
kMandarin
zá
kCantonese
zaap6
kDefinition
mixed, blended; mix, mingle
kTotalStrokes
6
kRSUnicode
75.2
kTraditionalVariant
U+96DC
kTGH
2013:498

Readings across dictionaries

Hanyu Da Zidian
duǒ,zá 21155.070
Small numbers locate dictionary entries; 粵 introduces Cantonese. Includes rare or historical readings. Source notation ↗

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Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
130dictionary records using 杂0forms using this shape1attributed sound links
⿱ Above / below

Shape description
九 above 木 · the shape used in China, Taiwan
Source notation ^⿱九木$(GT)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿱九木$(GT)

All alternatives are retained. Only the first description drives component search and graphical links. Counts describe this snapshot, not frequency. Evidence and method.