Pinyin: zhāEnglish Definition: slag (in mining or smelting); dregs
Chinese Definition:
①提出精华或汁流后剩的东西:渣子。渣滓。豆腐渣。
②碎屑:干粮渣儿。
Total strokes: 12;
Radical: 水 Pictophonetic:
查 indicates the sound;
氵 (water) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:- ⿰ Left to right
- 氵 [ shuǐ ] water
- 查 [ chá ] to investigate, to examine, to look into