咋 Stroke Order

咋 [zǎ] 1. (pronoun) A dialect term meaning "how" or "in what way." Example: 情况咋样? (How is the situation?) 2. (pronoun) Indicates reason, explanation, or purpose (why). Example: 你咋不去? (Why aren’t you going?) 3. (used at the end of a sentence) Indicates a question, command, surprise, or exclamation. Example: 你还会说点个什么咋? (What else can you say, huh?) 4. (verb) To bite; to chew on. Example: 犬彘咋其骨，乌鸢啄其皮。—苏舜钦. 5. (verb) To cry out or yell loudly. Example: 咋咋 (onomatopoeia for a call or shout). 6. (adverb) Synonymous with “乍,” meaning suddenly or abruptly. Example: 桓子咋谓林楚… (Huanzi suddenly mentioned Lin Chu.) 7. (adverb) Indicates a sound of affirmative response (yes). Example: 咋，我就来. (Yes, I will come.) 8. (verb) To irritate. Example: 急得他三尸神咋，七窍生烟. —《西游记》. 9. (verb) To blast open or explode. Example: 半山里，崖崩岭咋. —《西游记》. 10. (verb) To catch or hold (as in biting). Example: 咋指 (biting one's finger until it bleeds to form an oath). 11. (noun) To hold one's tongue (figuratively expressing regret or fear). Example: 咋舌 (biting one's tongue, unable to speak due to shock). 12. Additional meanings like "yell" or "show off", often written as "咋唬" (calling or boasting). 13. Reference to dialectical usages: 另见 zǎ;zé;zhà (see also).