WHOLE CHARACTER
怎
how; why (怎么, 怎样)
怎 asks how — 怎么 and 怎样, the words for what way.
ZDIC: 形声; 乍 the sound, 心 the meaning.
Character Familiestop / bottom
怎
how; why (怎么, 怎样)
怎 asks how — 怎么 and 怎样, the words for what way.
GF0025–2021 character list · 一级One character pageAll readings and linked senses stay together.
WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
top / bottom
ZDIC: 形声; 乍 the sound, 心 the meaning.
SOUND
乍
suddenly; for the first time
The associative piece named in the cached detailed entry for 作 (会意, 从人、从乍).
In 怎: sound Sound side per ZDIC: zhà shares 怎's initial z; the final (a/en) and tone (4/3) differ.
MEANING: HEART, MIND
心
heart; mind
Mind/feeling clue.
In 怎: meaning: heart, mind Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
Tone 3
- how; why (怎么, 怎样)
- 怎么how; why
- 怎样how; in what way
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