zhā
哳
used in 啁哳 (twittering, jumbled sounds)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesbound morpheme
used in the compound 啁哳, describing the twittering or chirping of birds; confused or jumbled sounds
literaryThis character does not appear as an independent word; it is only used in the literary compound 啁哳 (zhāzhā), often found in classical poetry to describe bird calls.
Chǔ楚
cí辞
zhōng中
miáo描
xiě写
kūn鵾
jī鸡
zhā啁
zhā哳
ér而
bēi悲
míng鸣
。
The Chu Ci describes the kun chicken crying sadly with twittering sounds.
Chuāng窗
wài外
chuán传
lái来
zhā啁
zhā哳
de的
niǎo鸟
míng鸣
shēng声
，
dǎ打
pò破
le了
qīng清
chén晨
de的
níng宁
jìng静
。
The twittering of birds came from outside the window, breaking the morning silence.
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Tā他
shēng声
yīn音
zhā啁
zhā哳
，
ràng让
rén人
tīng听
bù不
qīng清
chǔ楚
。
His voice was jumbled and unclear, making it hard to understand.