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紮

简扎 · 繁紮

Mandarin · pinyin zā#

to tie
to bind
classifier for flowers, banknotes etc: bundle
Taiwan pr. zhá

Mandarin · pinyin zhā#

(of troops) to be stationed (at)
Taiwan pr. zhá

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紮: Look up this written character
扎: zhā · pull up; pierce; struggle free

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zaap3 · zaat3

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

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to tie; to bind
(regional) Classifier for objects put into a bundle: bundle
(Hokkien) to wrap up; to bind up; to pack; to bundle; to bandage
(Hokkien, Teochew) to raise; to lift up; to pull up (curtain, clothing, etc.)
(Hokkien, Teochew) to assist; to aid; to help; to guide and support (someone)
(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) to carry; to bring along

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(military) to be stationed; to encamp; to be quartered (of troops)
(Cantonese) to be promoted (in rank or position)

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