DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT

吒

Mandarin · pinyin zhā#

used for the sound "zha" in the names of certain legendary figures (e.g. 哪吒 Né zhā)
Taiwan pr. zhà

Mandarin · pinyin zhà#

variant of 咤 zhà

Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

吒: zhā · shout, roar, bellow; scold

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Mandarin tones

1 · zha1

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

1character link26same-tone records1source reference

Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗

Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.

Read this spelling in Classical texts

Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.

吒 · find source passages ↗

Explore Classical grammar ↗

Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 3 senses · 3 Cantonese readings

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

caak1 · zaa1 · zaa3

Cantonese word readings for 吒. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

CanCLID contributors · CC BY 4.0 · source & license · Data pack

Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

character · Etymology 1

braided hair

character · Etymology 2

Used in names of mythological characters.

character · Etymology 3

Used in place names.

Source page · dump 2026-09-02 · Contributors & history

Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source & license · Data pack