Chinese words pronounced zha (any tone) 33 words, in the 4 tones zha is read in. zhā (1st tone) 12 words 查(zhā) surname Zha 扎(zhā) to prick 渣(zhā) slag 楂(zhā) Chinese hawthorn 喳(zhā) chirp, twitter, etc 查(zhā) surname Zha 紮(zhā) to be stationed 渣(zhā) slag 楂(zhā) Chinese hawthorn 喳(zhā) chirp, twitter, etc All 12 words pronounced zhā zhá (2nd tone) 7 words 炸(zhá) to deep fry 闸(zhá) sluice 札(zhá) thin piece of wood used a writing tablet 轧(zhá) to roll 铡(zhá) lever-style guillotine 炸(zhá) to deep fry 牐(zhá) sluice 閘(zhá) sluice 札(zhá) thin piece of wood used a writing tablet 軋(zhá) to roll All 7 words pronounced zhá zhǎ (3rd tone) 4 words 眨(zhǎ) to blink 砟(zhǎ) fragments 拃(zhǎ) span 鲊(zhǎ) salted fish 眨(zhǎ) to blink 砟(zhǎ) fragments 拃(zhǎ) span 鮓(zhǎ) salted fish zhà (4th tone) 11 words 炸(zhà) to burst 乍(zhà) at first 诈(zhà) to cheat 榨(zhà) to press 栅(zhà) fence 炸(zhà) to burst 乍(zhà) at first 詐(zhà) to cheat 搾(zhà) to press 柵(zhà) fence All 11 words pronounced zhà Often confused with zha za in any tone 7 words