榨

搾
zhà
#3,649 most
frequent character
to press, to extract (juice)

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

榨 zhà puts 木 wood with 窄 zhǎi, which means narrow and also sounds similar. A wooden press for squeezing juice is the first sense. The meaning grew to press and then extract.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

榨zhà
to press, to extract (juice)

Homophones

炸zhà
explode, burst, bomb, flare up

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