诧

詫
chà
#2,722 most
frequent character
to be surprised, to be astonished

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

诧 combines 讠 speech with 宅 zhái, whose sound link is not clear in Mandarin. It first meant to brag or flaunt, then grew to be surprised and astonished.

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Homophones

HSK 3
差chà
differ from, short of, to lack
HSK 6
岔chà
fork in road, bifurcation

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