zhā

variant of 紮|扎[zha1]

(of troops) to be stationed (at); Taiwan pr. [zha2]

hand (扌) + hook under (乚) = pierce and plant in place

The hand radical drives the action of piercing or planting something firmly. The 乚 component suggests a hook or concealed downward motion, evoking something driven in and curled beneath the surface.

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部队在山脚下已经好几天了。

bù duì zhā zài shān jiǎo xià yǐ jīng hǎo jǐ tiān le。

The troops have been stationed at the foot of the mountain for several days already.

那支军队在村子附近,等待命令。

nà zhī jūn duì zhā zài cūn zi fù jìn,děng dài mìng lìng。

That army unit was stationed near the village, waiting for orders.

Words with 扎

针扎

zhēn zhā

pincushion

阿布扎比

ā bù zhā bǐ

Abu Dhabi, capital of United Arab Emirates (UAE)

雷扎耶湖

léi zhá yē hú

formerly called lake Rezaiyeh

驻扎

zhù zhā

to station

马扎

mǎ zhá

campstool

点子扎手

diǎn zi zhā shǒu

(coll.) one's adversary is very tough

乞力马扎罗山

qǐ lì mǎ zhā luó shān

Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania

包扎

bāo zā

variant of 包紮|包扎[bao1 za1]

卡扎菲

kǎ zhā fēi

(Colonel Muammar) Gaddafi (1942-2011), de facto leader of Libya from 1969-2011

卡尔扎伊

kǎ ěr zā yī

Hamid Karzai (1957-), Afghan politician, president 2004-2014

板扎

bǎn zhā

(dialect) awesome

垂死挣扎

chuí sǐ zhēng zhá

deathbed struggle

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