chà

to brag

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
言 meaning component

  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

宅 sound component

  Sound component

zhái

  

residence

Evolution

詫 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
詫 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

() 

chà

to brag; exaggerated; to wonder at; to be surprised; to be astonished

Most common words with 詫
Freq.
Word
Meaning

诧异

flabbergasted

惊诧

to be surprised

to be surprised