插

chā

to insert; stick in; pierce

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 5

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

插

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

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  • 插座chāzuòsocketB6
  • 插曲chāqǔmusic played during a movie, play etcB7
  • 插手chāshǒuto get involved inB7
  • 插图chātúillustrationB7
  • 插嘴chāzuǐto interrupt (sb talking)B7

See it in sentences

把钥匙插进门里。

Insert the key into the door.

把花插在瓶子里。

Put the flowers in the vase.