懂中文 Dong Chinese

劄

zhā, zhá

brief note

Phonosemantic compound. 答 represents the meaning and 刂 represents the sound.

Components
答 meaning component

答  Meaning component

dá, dā

  

answer

刂 sound component

刂  Sound component

dāo

  

knife

刂 is a component form of 刀.

Definitions

劄  

zhā

brief note; official communique; to prick with a needle

札 (劄) 

zhá

variant of 札[zhá]