"插" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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Strokes 12
Structure
Decomp. 扌一十臼
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Prononciation
Mandarin chā
Entry Methods
Pinyin cha1
Kanji /
Cangjie
QHJX
手竹十
Sijiao 5207.7
Wubi RTFV
CNS 11643 1-5F46
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+63D2
GB2312 B2E5
BIG5 B4A1
HSK
Level 5
 chā old variant of 插[cha1]
Results beginning with 插
 chā rù to insert / to stick in / to plug in
 chā jiàn plug-in (software or hardware) / to plug in a component
 chā cáo slot
 chā qǔ music played during a movie, play etc / incidental music / music played in a theatrical interlude / (fig.) incident / episode
 chā zuò socket / outlet
 chā shang to plug into / to insert / to stick in
 chā tú illustration
 chā shǒu to get involved in / to meddle / interference
 chā huà illustration
 chā tóu plug
 chā jìn to insert / to stick in / to plug in (an electronic device)
 chā zuǐ to interrupt (sb talking) / to butt in / to cut into a conversation
 chā kǒu socket (for an electric plug) / to interrupt (sb speaking) / to butt in
 chā huā flower arranging / ikebana
 chā huà to interrupt (sb speaking) / interruption / digression
 chā kǒng jack / socket
 chā duì to cut in line / to jump a queue / to live on a rural community (during the Cultural Revolution)
 chā bō to interrupt (a radio or TV program) with a commercial insert, breaking news etc / to put a call on hold
 chā zhí interpolation (math.)
 chā yāng to transplant rice seedlings
 chā zú to squeeze in / to step in / to take part / to step between (two persons in a relationship)
 chā xiāo bolt (for locking a window, cabinet etc) / (electrical) plug
 chā yāo to put one's hands on one's hips
 chā bān to join a class partway through the course
 chā bǔ interpolation (math.)
 chā guǎn (medicine) to intubate / intubation / (endotracheal) tube
 chā hóu (coll.) to intubate
 chā jiǎo to shove in / to edge in / fig. to poke one's nose into people's business / prong
 chā pái power strip
 chā suǒ mortise lock
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 chā kǎ shì (of a device, e.g. public telephone, ticket inspection machine) designed to have a card or ticket inserted
 chā rù yǔ interjection
线 chā xiàn bǎn power strip / powerboard (with multiple electrical sockets)
 chā zuò bǎn power strip
 chā kē dǎ hùn to include impromptu comic material in opera performance (idiom) / to jest / buffoonery
 chā chì nán fēi lit. even given wings, you couldn't fly (idiom) / fig. impossible to escape
广 chā bō guǎng gào slot advertisement / interstitial ad / splash ad
 chā bu shàng shǒu to be unable to intervene
 chā rù wù zhì inserted material
 chā rù yīn zǐ (genetics) insertion element
  intubation set
 chā rù xiōng qiāng dǎo guǎn chest tube insertion
  gender changer
Approximate Results for 插
穿 chuān chā to insert / to take turns, alternate / to interweave / to interlace / subplot / interlude / episode / (military) to thrust deep into the enemy forces
 chōu chā to slide in and out / thrusting
 ān chā to place in a certain position / to assign to a job / to plant / resettlement (old)
 chóng chā to replug / to disconnect and reconnect (from a plug, port, connection etc)
 nèi chā to install (hardware) internally (rather than plugging it in as a peripheral) / (math.) to interpolate / interpolation
 pái chā power strip
 wài chā to extrapolate / extrapolation (math.) / (computing) to plug in (a peripheral device etc)
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widget插 widgetchā jiàn widget
 rè chā bá hot swapping
 xiǎo chā qǔ episode / brief interlude
 bù chā diàn unplugged (of rock musicians performing on acoustic instruments)
 dài chā tiáo large stem cuttings / truncheons
 dài chā zhī large stem cuttings / truncheons
 dào chā mén to marry and live with the bride's family (inverting traditional Chinese expectations)
 nèi chā fǎ interpolation
 jiàn fèng chā zhēn lit. to see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom) / fig. to make use of every second and every inch
 liǎng lèi chā dāo lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom) / fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it
 diàn yuán chā zuò electric socket / power point
 gōng yì chā bō public service announcement / community service announcement
 huà chā tú zhě illustrator
 jí chā jí yòng plug-and-play
 jǐ jǐ chā chā crowded tightly / jam-packed
 suí chā jí yòng plug and play (computing)
 wú xīn chā liǔ (idiom) (of a good outcome) unanticipated / serendipitous / fortuitous
  catheterization
 qì guǎn chā guǎn shù endotracheal intubation (medicine)
 gōng gòng fù wù chā bō public service announcement / community service announcement
  digital speech interpolation
 wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn lit. idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree to shade you / (fig.) unintentional actions may bring unexpected success / also written 無心插柳柳成蔭|无心插柳柳成荫
 xiān huā chā zài niú fèn shàng lit. a bunch of flowers poked into a pile of manure / fig. a terrible shame (as when a lovely woman marries an odious man)
 yǒu yì zāi huā huā bù fā , wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree / fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect / well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it
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