Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "吒", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "吒", and master the standard way of writing the character "吒".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 吒
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "吒" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
吒 [zhā]
1. Used in mythological names, such as Nezha (哪吒), Jinze (金吒), and Muze (木吒).
2. Used in place names, such as Zuzu Village (祖村) in Guangxi.
- Used in mythological legends as a character name.
- Example: In "Investiture of the Gods" (《封神演义》) there are characters like Nezha (哪吒), Jinze (金吒), and Muze (木吒).
3. To roar in anger.
- Compound word: 叱吒 (chìzhà).
4. Verb meaning to roar in anger.
- Example: "In the Classic of Mountains and Seas" (《山海经.北山经》), it describes a beast resembling a leopard with a long tail, a human head, and an ox's ears, having one eye, named Zhūqián, which is skilled at roaring.
5. Verb meaning to feel deep sorrow.
- Example: In "Selections of Literature" (《文选》), by Guo Pu in his poem "Seven Poems of the Immortals" (游仙诗七首之四): "At the riverbank, I grieve for the elderly, and alone, I sorrowfully lament."