HSK 2
archaic

Meaning of

咱 means [old reading for 咱]; archaic pronunciation. Pronounced zá. HSK 2.

  • [old reading for 咱]; archaic pronunciation

Character Info

Radical
Strokes9
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zài
wén
xiàn
zhōng
 
huò
yǒu
z
yīná
 
 
 

In ancient texts, this character sometimes had the pronunciation 'zá'.

 
Kāng
diǎn
 
shōu
le
zán
 
de
z
yīná
 
 
 

The Kangxi Dictionary records the pronunciation 'zá' for 咱.

Zhè
jiù
yīn
xiàn
dài
běn
yòng
 

This old reading is essentially unused in modern times.

Yán
jiū
yīn
biàn
shí
zhù
zán
 
de
z
yīná
 
 
 

When studying historical sound changes, one must note the 'zá' reading of the character 咱.

cuò
le
 
zán
 
z
chéngá
len
 
 
 
 
 
 
 z
 á
 
 
 

He mispronounced it, reading 咱 (zán) as 咱 (zá).