懂中文 Dong Chinese

炸

zhà, zhá

to fry in oil, explode

Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 乍 represents the sound.

Components
火 meaning component

火  Meaning component

huǒ

  

fire

乍 sound component

乍  Sound component

zhà

  

suddenly

Definitions

炸  

zhà

to fry in oil; to scald; to explode

炸  

zhá

to deep fry; Taiwan pr. [zhà]

Most common words with 炸
Freq.
Word
Meaning

爆炸

explosion

炸弹

bomb

炸

to explode

炸药

explosive (material)

轰炸

to bomb