zhà
suddenly
Original meaning:
cut wood
Pictograph of a blade for cutting trees. Original form of 柞. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Evolution
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
zhà
first time, for the first time; at first; suddenly; abruptly; to spread; (of hair) to stand on end; bristling
Most common words with 乍
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
at first | ||
to be a newcomer | ||
Chad | ||
at first glance | ||
Zhapu town and port on north of Hangzhou Bay 杭州灣|杭州湾 in Zhejiang |
Component uses
Sources
季旭昇《說文新證》p.871-872