匝
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(literary) to encircle; to go around; to surround; (literary) whole; full; (literary) classifier for a full circuit or a turn of a coil
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 匚 +3
- Structure
- Left enclosure 左包
- Traditional
- 匝
- Common rank
- #3,265
- Unicode
- U+531D
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
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How 匝 is formed
Words with 匝
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 匝加利亚 | (Catholicism) Zechariah | |
| 拉匝禄 | Lazarus (Catholic transliteration) | |
| 安匝 | ampere-turn (unit of magnetomotive force) | |
| 匝道 | freeway ramp | |
| 匝月 | (formal) a full month | |
| 密密匝匝 | thick; concentrated; dense | |
| 纳匝肋 | Nazareth | |
| 缜匝 | dense; fine (texture) |
Sound family
These characters use 匝 as their sound component — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 匝 sound part | full circle; to encircle | |
| 砸 | to smash, to pound, to crush, to break | |
| 咂 | to suck, to smack the lips |