詫 meaning and stroke order
Surprised, shocked
How to write 詫, stroke by stroke
13 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 詫
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to be surprised
- to be astonished
How 詫 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Speech.
言 gives the meaning and 宅 hints at the sound.
Radical: 言 (words), shared by 155 characters on this site.
How to remember 詫
詫 is built from 言 (speech) on the left and 宅 (zhái, house) on the right, which gives the sound. Picture someone walking into a house and blurting out words in surprise at what they see.
詫 almost never stands alone in modern Chinese. It appears in words like 詫異 (chàyì, astonished) and 驚詫 (jīngchà, amazed), which are a bit formal and common in writing. Example: 他的回答讓我很詫異。(Tā de huídá ràng wǒ hěn chàyì.) His answer really surprised me.
Common mistake: Learners often read 詫 as zhái because of the phonetic 宅, but it is pronounced chà with a falling fourth tone. Also do not confuse it with 託 (tuō, to entrust), which has 言 plus 乇 instead of 宅.
Common words with 詫
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 詫
How many strokes are in 詫?
詫 is written with 13 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 詫 mean?
詫 (chà) means surprised, shocked. A common word with it is 诧异 (chàyì), meaning "flabbergasted; astonished".
How do you pronounce 詫?
詫 is pronounced chà, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 詫?
The radical of 詫 is 言, which carries the idea of "words". Dictionaries list 詫 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 詫?
詫 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 诧, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 詫異 and 驚訝?
Both mean surprised, but 詫異 (chàyì) often carries a sense of puzzlement, as if something seems strange or hard to understand. 驚訝 (jīngyà) is more general and more common in everyday speech.
Can I say 我很詫 to mean I am surprised?
No. 詫 is not used alone as a verb or adjective in modern Mandarin. Say 我很詫異 (wǒ hěn chàyì) or, more casually, 我很驚訝 (wǒ hěn jīngyà).