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诧

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to be surprised; to be astonished

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Old HSK
Level 6
Strokes
8
Radical
言 +6
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
詫
Common rank
#4,673
Unicode
U+8BE7

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Formation & memory

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How 诧 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

讠 meaning “speech” + 宅 sound ( zhái )

Components 讠 宅

Words with 诧

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
甚感诧异 shèn gǎn chà yì amazed; astonished; deeply troubled
诧异 chà yì flabbergasted; astonished
惊诧 jīng chà to be surprised; to be amazed; to be stunned

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 宅 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
宅 sound part zhái residence, dwelling, home; grave
咤 zhà to scold; to shout, to roar, to bellow
姹 chà beautiful, colorful; girl