Chinese Word: 插 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

插HSK 5

Pinyin: chā

English Definition: to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose

Chinese Definition:
①扎进去，把细长或薄的东西放进去：插入。插秧。插花。插座。插头。插翅难飞。
②加入，参与：插班。插话。插曲。插图。插页。插叙。安插。

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 手

Pictophonetic:臿 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 扌 [ shǒu ] hand
- 臿 [ chā ] to separate the grain from the husk

Similar Characters: 抽锸掴

Step by Step Stroke Sequence: Download Customize Pin it
Stroke order image for Chinese character 插

插入	chā rù	to insert; to stick; to thrust
插嘴HSK 5	chā zuǐ	to interrupt (sb talking); to butt in; to cut into a conversation
插图	chā tú	illustration
插手	chā shǒu	to get involved in; to meddle; interference
穿插HSK 5	chuān chā	to insert; to take turns, alternate; to interweave; to interlace; subplot; interlude; episode; (military) to thrust deep into the enemy forces

1		qǐng 请 chā rù 插入 nín 您 de 的 yín háng kǎ 银行卡。 Please insert your bank card.
2		xiǎo xīn 小心！ zhè ge 这个 diàn qì 电器 hái 还 chā 插 zhe 着 diàn yuán 电源。 Be careful! The appliance is still plugged in.
3		tā 他 shuāng shǒu 双手 chā 插 dōu 兜， xiǎn de 显得 hěn 很 yǒu xíng 有型。 He puts his hands in his pockets, looking stylish.
4		xiǎo míng 小明 jiàng 将 shǒu diàn tǒng 手电筒 chā rù 插入 diàn yuán 电源 chā zuò 插座。 Xiaoming inserted the flashlight into the socket.
5		bú yào 不要 chā duì 插队， wǒ men 我们 yào 要 yǒu 有 lǐ mào 礼貌 de 地 pái duì 排队。 Don't cut in line, we should line up politely.

1		qǐng 请 chā rù 插入 nín 您 de 的 yín háng kǎ 银行卡。 Please insert your bank card.
2		xiǎo xīn 小心！ zhè ge 这个 diàn qì 电器 hái 还 chā 插 zhe 着 diàn yuán 电源。 Be careful! The appliance is still plugged in.
3		tā 他 shuāng shǒu 双手 chā 插 dōu 兜， xiǎn de 显得 hěn 很 yǒu xíng 有型。 He puts his hands in his pockets, looking stylish.
4		xiǎo míng 小明 jiàng 将 shǒu diàn tǒng 手电筒 chā rù 插入 diàn yuán 电源 chā zuò 插座。 Xiaoming inserted the flashlight into the socket.
5		bú yào 不要 chā duì 插队， wǒ men 我们 yào 要 yǒu 有 lǐ mào 礼貌 de 地 pái duì 排队。 Don't cut in line, we should line up politely.