榨 meaning and stroke order
To press; to extract (juice); device for extracting juice, oils etc
How to write 榨, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 榨
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to press
- to extract (juice)
- device for extracting juice, oils etc
- variant of 榨[zha4]
How 榨 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Tree.
木 gives the meaning and 窄 hints at the sound.
Radical: 木 (tree), shared by 388 characters on this site.
How to remember 榨
榨 combines 木 (wood) with 窄 (zhǎi, narrow), which also gives the sound. Picture a wooden press squeezing fruit into a narrow space until the juice comes out.
榨 means to press or squeeze something to get liquid out, like juice or oil. It is also used figuratively for exploiting people, as in 压榨 (yāzhà) and 榨干 (zhàgān). Example: 我早上榨了一杯橙汁。(Wǒ zǎoshang zhà le yì bēi chéngzhī.) I squeezed a glass of orange juice this morning.
Common mistake: Learners often read 榨 as zhǎi because of the phonetic part 窄, but 榨 is fourth tone zhà. Also do not confuse it with 炸 (zhà, to explode, or zhá, to deep fry), which has the fire radical 火 instead of 木.
Common words with 榨
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 榨干 | zhàgān | (fig.) to squeeze dry; to exhaust | |
| 压榨 | yāzhà | to press; to squeeze |
榨 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 榨
How many strokes are in 榨?
榨 is written with 14 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 榨 mean?
榨 (zhà) means to press; to extract (juice); device for extracting juice, oils etc. A common word with it is 榨干 (zhàgān), meaning "(fig.) to squeeze dry; to exhaust".
How do you pronounce 榨?
榨 is pronounced zhà, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 榨?
The radical of 榨 is 木, which carries the idea of "tree". Dictionaries list 榨 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 榨?
The traditional form of 榨 is 搾. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 榨 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 榨 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 榨 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
How do you say juicer in Chinese?
A juicer is usually called 榨汁机 (zhàzhījī), literally a juice pressing machine. Freshly squeezed juice is often called 鲜榨果汁 (xiānzhà guǒzhī).
What does 榨菜 mean?
榨菜 (zhàcài) is a pickled mustard stem from Sichuan, pressed to remove its water during preparation. It is a common side dish eaten with rice porridge, which is why 榨 is sometimes linked to a vegetable.