zá
咱
old reading for 咱
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplespronoun
[old reading for 咱]; archaic pronunciation
archaicAn archaic pronunciation of the character 咱. It is obsolete in modern Mandarin and is only referenced in historical texts or dictionaries. Learners should use the zán pronunciation.
Zài在
gǔ古
wén文
xiàn献
zhōng中
,
cǐ此
zì字
huò或
yǒu有
‘‘
záz
yīná
’
音
。
In ancient texts, this character sometimes had the pronunciation 'zá'.
《
Kāng康
xī熙
zì字
diǎn典
》
shōu收
lù录
le了
‘‘
zán咱
’
de的
‘‘
záz
yīná
’
音
。
The Kangxi Dictionary records the pronunciation 'zá' for 咱.
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Zhè这
gè个
jiù旧
dú读
yīn音
xiàn现
dài代
yǐ已
jī基
běn本
bù不
yòng用
。
This old reading is essentially unused in modern times.
Yán研
jiū究
gǔ古
yīn音
biàn变
shí时
xū需
zhù注
yì意
‘‘
zán咱
’
zì字
de的
‘‘
záz
yīná
’
音
。
When studying historical sound changes, one must note the 'zá' reading of the character 咱.
Tā他
dú读
cuò错
le了
,
bǎ把
‘‘
zán咱
(
dúz
chéngá
len
)
’
‘读
zá成
了
‘
咱
(
z
á
)
’
。
He mispronounced it, reading 咱 (zán) as 咱 (zá).