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Mandarin · pinyin zhā#

to prick
to run or stick (a needle etc) into
mug or jug used for serving beer (loanword from "jar")

Mandarin · pinyin zhá#

used in 掙扎 zhēng zhá

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扎: zhā · pull up; pierce; struggle free

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zaap3 · zaat3

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character · Etymology 1

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 札
alternative form of 札 — (Classical) to pull
to stab; to prick; to puncture
to tie; to fasten; to bundle
to be stationed; to be quartered (of troops)
(loanword) Classifier for jars.

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