Phonetic Families & Components
Sound Roots & Semantic Radicals Explorer
Decode Chinese characters by their shared sound roots and see how semantic radicals split their meanings across tones.
Popular Roots:
匝
Phonetic Root (声旁 / Sound Core)
匝 (zā)
(literary) to encircle; to go around; to surround; (literary) whole; full
3
Family Characters
1
HSK Words
Tone Fan-out (匝)
How this root's pronunciation drifts across the Mandarin tone spectrum:
2 Active Tones
Tone 1zā
Tone 2zá
Family Characters (3)
Root: 匝匝
zā
ExpansionPhonetic Root (声旁 / Sound Core)
(literary) to encircle; to go around; to surround; (literary) whole; full