Hanja Analyzer
嗟

嗟 — cha

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
탄식할 차
Romanization
cha
English
sigh, alas
Mandarin
jiē
Japanese on'yomi
サ, シャ
Japanese kun'yomi
あ ああ なげ.く
Japanese usage
Not on either list
Strokes
12
Radical
口 (30, 10 residual)
Unicode
U+55DF

Parts that make up 嗟

  • 口 입 구 벌린 입말하고 먹는 일, 그리고 입 모양의 구멍
  • 差 다를 차, 어긋날 치 보리를 손으로 비비는 모양어긋남. ‘차·치’ 계열의 소리

How 嗟 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 嗟 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 言, 差.

Korean example words with 嗟

  • 애차하다哀嗟 Korean gloss: 슬피 탄식하다
  • 차호嗟乎 Korean gloss: 주로 글에서, 매우 슬퍼 탄식할 때 쓰는 말
  • 질차叱嗟 Korean gloss: 잘못을 나무람.
  • 상차傷嗟 Korean gloss: 슬퍼하고 탄식함.
  • 원차怨嗟 Korean gloss: 원망하고 탄식함.
  • 차석嗟惜 Korean gloss: 애달프고 아까움.
  • 차자嗟咨 Korean gloss: 탄식하고 한탄함.
  • 차탄嗟歎 Korean gloss: 탄식하고 한탄함.
  • 자차咨嗟 Korean gloss: 한숨을 쉬며 한탄함.
  • 차상하다嗟傷 Korean gloss: 한탄하며 슬퍼하다.
  • 차구하다嗟懼 Korean gloss: 탄식하고 두려워하다.
  • 차악嗟愕 Korean gloss: ‘차악하다’의 어근.

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 嗟

  • 咄嗟にとっさに at once; immediately; instantly
  • 咄嗟とっさ moment; instant
  • 怨嗟えんさ (deeply held) resentment
  • 嗟嘆さたん lamentation; deploring; admiration

Other hanja read “차”

Other hanja with radical 口

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