in English

chā verb HSK5
to insert / stick in / pierce / to take part in / to interfere / to interpose

Measure word

  • width; roll; classifier for textiles or pictures attested in use

Stroke order

Le caractère 插 tracé avec le numéro de chaque trait à son point de départ
Numbered strokes
Stroke-by-stroke animation of the character 插 Show the animation
Le caractère 揷 tracé avec le numéro de chaque trait à son point de départ
Numbered strokes

Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi, derived from the Arphic PL fonts under the Arphic Public License.

How it used to be written

  • Small seal script: 插 Small seal script

Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).

Examples

  • 不要插手我的私生活。

    Don't pry into my private life.

  • 你和你妈用上海话聊天的时候,我只听得懂几个词,所以我插不上话。

    When you speak Shanghainese with your mum, I only understand a few words, so I can't join in the conversation.

  • 别把鲜花插在牛粪上。

    Don't cast pearls before swine.

  • 这本书有很多插图。

    This book has a lot of illustrations.

  • 这本书有精美的插图。

    This book is beautifully illustrated.

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