渣

zhā
HSK 6
#3,190 most
frequent character
slag (in mining or smelting)
noun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

渣 has 氵 water as its meaning part and 查 chá as its sound part. It first named a body of water, and later grew to mean dregs and residue.

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Example Sentences

工厂里堆满了冶炼后的渣。
gōngchǎng lǐ duīmǎn le yěliàn hòu de zhā 。
The factory is filled with slag after smelting.
这些渣无法再利用，需要及时处理。
zhèixiē zhā wúfǎ zài lìyòng ， xūyào jíshí chǔlǐ 。
This slag cannot be reused and needs to be dealt with in a timely manner.
矿石的渣由不同的矿物组成。
kuàngshí de zhā yóu bùtóng de kuàngwù zǔchéng 。
The slag from the ore is composed of different minerals.

Words with similar meanings

废料fèiliào
waste material
This term refers more broadly to any unusable materials left over from a process, not exclusively from smelting.

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