chá

楂

Character · Noun

hair/beard stubble; crop remnant

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

short, stiff hair or beard stubble; hair clippings

informal

Frequently used with the suffix 儿 (chár). Refers to cut hair, remaining stubble, or newly grown short hair on the face or head.

Tā他
mǎn满
liǎn脸
hú胡
zi子
chár楂
kàn儿
 ，
qǐ看
lái起
hěn来
qiáo很
cuì憔
 悴
 。

His face was covered with beard stubble, making him look haggard.

Lǐ理
fà发
hòu后
 ，
bó脖
zi子
hòu后
miàn面
hái还
liú留
zhe着
yī一
xiē些
duǎn短
chár楂
 儿
 。

After the haircut, there were still some short clippings left on the back of the neck.

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Tóu头
fa发
chár楂
diào儿
le掉
yī了
dì一
 地
 。

Hair clippings fell all over the floor.

2.

noun

same as 茬 (chá); crop stubble; remnants of harvested crops

dialect

Variant or dialectal form of 茬, referring to the short remaining stalks of crops after harvesting.

Zhè这
kuài块
dì地
lǐ里
de的
mài麦
chár楂
hái儿
hěn还
gāo很
 高
 。

The wheat stubble in this field is still quite tall.

Nóng农
mín民
bǎ把
yù玉
mǐ米
chár楂
shōu儿
huí收
jiā回
dàng家
chái当
shāo柴
 烧
 。

The farmers collected the corn stubble to take home for firewood.