Usage of the character 扎

to tie
to bind
classifier for flowers, banknotes etc: bundle
Taiwan pr. (zhá)

zhā

扎

[扎]

to prick
to run or stick (a needle etc) into
mug or jug used for serving beer (loanword from "jar")

zā

扎

[紥]

variant of 紮／扎 (zā)

zhā

扎

[紮]

(of troops) to be stationed (at)
Taiwan pr. (zhá)

zhá

扎

[扎]

used in 掙扎／挣扎 (zhēngzhá)

zhā

扎

[紥]

variant of 紮／扎 (zhā)

zhāshi

扎实

[扎實]

strong
solid
sturdy
firm
practical

yìngzhā

硬扎

[硬扎]

strong
sturdy
awesome

bāozā

包扎

[包扎]

variant of 包紮／包扎 (bāozā)

zhāzhài

扎寨

[紮寨]

to set up an encampment

zhāyíng

扎营

[紮營]

to camp
to pitch camp
stationed
quartered
Taiwan pr. (zháyíng)

zādài

扎带

[扎帶]

cable tie

zhāpí

扎啤

[扎啤]

draft beer

zhāchuān

扎穿

[扎穿]

to prick
to puncture

bǎnzhā

板扎

[板扎]

(dialect) awesome
excellent

zhāyǎn

扎眼

[扎眼]

garish
dazzling
offensively conspicuous

zhāzhēn

扎针

[扎針]

to give or have an acupuncture treatment

kǔnzā

捆扎

[捆紮]

to bundle up with rope (e.g. firewood)
to secure with rope (e.g. suitcases on the roof of a car)
to strap down

Tǎzā

塔扎

[塔扎]

Taza (a city in northern Morocco)

zhāgēn

扎根

[扎根]

to take root

bāozā

包扎

[包紮]

to wrap up
to pack
to bind up (a wound)

zhāshi

扎实

[紮實]

variant of 扎實／扎实 (zhāshi)

zhùzhā

驻扎

[駐紮]

to station
to garrison (troops)

zhēnzhā

针扎

[針扎]

pincushion

zhāzhā

扎扎

[扎扎]

(onom.) crunch (of marching feet etc)

bǎngzā

绑扎

[綁紮]

to bind
to wrap up
(computing) binding

bāzhā

巴扎

[巴扎]

bazaar (loanword)

Shēnzhā

申扎

[申扎]

Xainza county, Tibetan: Shan rtsa rdzong, in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地區／那曲地区 ( Nàqǔdìqū), central Tibet

zārǎn

扎染

[紮染]

to tie-dye

mǎzhá

马扎

[馬紮]

campstool
folding stool (with fabric stretched across the top to sit on)

jiézā

结扎

[結紮]

to tie up
to bind up
(medicine) to ligate
(of a male) to have a vasectomy (ligation of the vasa deferentia)
(of a female) to have one's tubes tied (tubal ligation)

zhēngzhá

挣扎

[掙扎]

to struggle

zhākuǎn

扎款

[扎款]

to obtain money
to earn money (slang)

Zānáng

扎囊

[扎囊]

Zhanang county, Tibetan: Gra nang rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區／山南地区 ( Shānnándìqū), Tibet

zhāxīn

扎心

[扎心]

heartrending
deeply distressing

Jiānzhā

尖扎

[尖扎]

Jianzha County in Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 黃南藏族自治州／黄南藏族自治州 ( Huángnán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Qinghai

Luòzhā

洛扎

[洛扎]

Lhozhag county, Tibetan: Lho brag rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區／山南地区 ( Shānnándìqū), Tibet

zhāduī

扎堆

[扎堆]

to gather together

zhāzhù

扎住

[扎住]

to stop
Taiwan pr. (zhǎzhù)

Jiānzhā Xiàn

尖扎县

[尖扎縣]

Jianzha County in Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 黃南藏族自治州／黄南藏族自治州 ( Huángnán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Qinghai

Zhālàitè

扎赉特

[扎賚特]

Jalaid or Zhalaid (name)
Jalaid banner, Mongolian Zhalaid khoshuu, in Hinggan league 興安盟／兴安盟 ( Xīng'ānméng), east Inner Mongolia

Mòzhātè

莫扎特

[莫扎特]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Austrian composer

zhāměngzi

扎猛子

[扎猛子]

to swim with head submerged

Mǎzhā'ěr

马扎尔

[馬扎爾]

Magyar
Hungarian

zāxiàndài

扎线带

[紮線帶]

cable ties
zip ties

Shēnzhāxiàn

申扎县

[申扎縣]

Xainza county, Tibetan: Shan rtsa rdzong, in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地區／那曲地区 ( Nàqǔdìqū), central Tibet

Zhāyī'ěr

扎伊尔

[扎伊爾]

Zaire

Zhālántún

扎兰屯

[扎蘭屯]

Zhalantun, county-level city in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾／呼伦贝尔 ( Hulunbēiēr), Inner Mongolia

Kǎzhāfēi

卡扎菲

[卡扎菲]

(Colonel Muammar) Gaddafi (1942-2011), de facto leader of Libya from 1969-2011

Zālǔtè

扎鲁特

[扎魯特]

Jarud banner or Jarud khoshuu in Tongliao 通遼／通辽 ( Tōngliáo), Inner Mongolia

Zānángxiàn

扎囊县

[扎囊縣]

Zhanang county, Tibetan: Gra nang rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區／山南地区 ( Shānnándìqū), Tibet

Luòzhāxiàn

洛扎县

[洛扎縣]

Lhozhag county, Tibetan: Lho brag rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區／山南地区 ( Shānnándìqū), Tibet

mìmìzhāzhā

密密扎扎

[密密扎扎]

thick
dense

Pǔluózhākè

普罗扎克

[普羅扎克]

Prozac (also marketed as Fluoxetine)

Zhālántún Shì

扎兰屯市

[扎蘭屯市]

Zhalantun, county-level city in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾／呼伦贝尔 ( Hulunbēiēr), Inner Mongolia

diǎnzizhāshǒu

点子扎手

[點子扎手]

(coll.) one's adversary is very tough

Zā'ěrdálǐ

扎尔达里

[扎爾達里]

Asif Ali Zardari (1956-), Pakistani People's Party politician, widower of murdered Benazir Bhutto, president of Pakistan from 2008-2013

wěnzhāwěndǎ

稳扎稳打

[穩扎穩打]

to go steady and strike hard (in fighting)
fig. steadily and surely

Zāmǎládīng

扎马剌丁

[紮馬剌丁]

Jamal al-Din ibn Muhammad al-Najjari (13th century), famous Persian astronomer and scholar who served Khubilai Khan 忽必烈 from c. 1260

chuísǐzhēngzhá

垂死挣扎

[垂死掙扎]

deathbed struggle
final struggle (idiom)

Zhālàitèqí

扎赉特旗

[扎賚特旗]

Jalaid banner, Mongolian Zhalaid khoshuu, in Hinggan league 興安盟／兴安盟 ( Xīng'ānméng), east Inner Mongolia

Zāmǎlǔdīng

扎马鲁丁

[紮馬魯丁]

see 紮馬剌丁／扎马剌丁 ( Zāmǎládīng)

Abùzhābǐ

阿布扎比

[阿布扎比]

Abu Dhabi, capital of United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Zhākèbógé

扎克伯格

[扎克伯格]

Mark Zuckerberg (1984-), American computer programer, co-founder and CEO of Facebook

Bā'ěrzhākè

巴尔扎克

[巴爾扎克]

Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850), French novelist, author of series La comédie humaine

ānyíngzhāzhài

安营扎寨

[安營紮寨]

to set up camp
Taiwan pr. (ānyíngzházhài)

Zālǔtèqí

扎鲁特旗

[扎魯特旗]

Jarud banner or Jarud khoshuu in Tongliao 通遼／通辽 ( Tōngliáo), Inner Mongolia

Zā'ōuzāwēng

扎欧扎翁

[紮歐紮翁]

name of village in Nyima county, Nagchu prefecture, Tibet

Léizháyē Hú

雷扎耶湖

[雷扎耶湖]

Lake Urmia, northwest Iran, a major salt lake
formerly called lake Rezaiyeh

zhāshituījìn

扎实推进

[扎實推進]

solid progress

Mǎzhā'ěryǔ

马扎尔语

[馬扎爾語]

Magyar (language)
Hungarian

Mǎ'ěrzhāhè

马尔扎赫

[馬爾扎赫]

Marjah, town in Helmand province, Afghanistan

Zāgéluósī

扎格罗斯

[扎格羅斯]

Zagros mountains of southwest Iran

zhāzhashíshí

扎扎实实

[扎扎實實]

firm
solid
reliable
real
practical

mòzālǐlā

莫扎里拉

[莫扎里拉]

mozzarella (loanword)

Kǎ'ěrzāyī

卡尔扎伊

[卡爾紮伊]

Hamid Karzai (1957-), Afghan politician, president 2004-2014

Nàzhā'ěrbāyēfū

纳扎尔巴耶夫

[納扎爾巴耶夫]

Nursultan Nazarbayev (1940-), president of Kazakhstan 1990-2019

Qǐlìmǎzhāluóshān

乞力马扎罗山

[乞力馬扎羅山]

Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania

Zāgéluósīshānmài

扎格罗斯山脉

[扎格羅斯山脈]

Zagros mountains of southwest Iran

Kāngduōlìzhā· Làisī

康多莉扎·赖斯

[康多莉扎·賴斯]

Condoleezza Rice (1954-), US Secretary of State 2005-2009