Zi Collection, Page Position: Upper. Radical: Slash (piě). Zhà. Kangxi Dictionary Stroke Count: 5 strokes. Page 82, Entry 6. Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced with the fanqie (syllabic fusion) of chú and jià. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced with the fanqie of zhù and jià. The pronunciation is similar to the character chá in the departing tone. Augmented Rhymes (Zengyun): Defined as temporary, initial, sudden, hasty, or the appearance of having just occurred. Mencius (Mengzi): If people suddenly see a child. Also, Miscellaneous Sayings (Zayan) by Xun Yue: One moment bowing down and the next looking up, suddenly advancing and suddenly retreating. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Classified Chapters (Leipian): Pronounced with the fanqie of jí and gè, identical to the character zuò. In the inscriptions on ritual bronze tripods from the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties, the character zuò was consistently written as zhà.