Zhaozi has two pronunciations.

One, when reading the fourth tone.

1. It refers to an object suddenly breaking and making a sound: thunder, explosion, glass explosion.

2. Explosion is a violent chemical reaction. The impact and destructive force produced by the explosion can cause harm to people and buildings. Dynamite, bomb, bombing.

Two, when pronounced in the second tone. It refers to a common cooking technique in which ingredients are immersed in hot oil to mature them. Fried fish, fried fish, fried twists.

Exploded

Pinyin: zhà zhá

Radical: fire

Strokes outside the radical: 5

Total Strokes: 9