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scold

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

zha4 zhà

Meaning


Primary

scold

Alternatives

scolds, scolded, scolding

Mnemonic


[zh-] James Bond is in the [4] bathroom of the [-a] auditorium where he is being 吒 scolded by a 口 mouth that floats above him while he is in the stall on the toilet. He is getting 吒 scolded for giving a horrible performance in the play he stars in (as an undercover operation). James Bond takes out a 乇 furball from the pants that are at his ankles and stuffs it into the 口 mouth so it stops 吒 scolding him.

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