炸 Strokes Write it Listen 炸 zhà to burst; to explode; to blow up HSK 6 9 strokes Radical 火 Ideograph 5 words Built from火huǒfire, flame; to burn; anger, rage乍zhàfirst time, for the first time, suddenly How it worksA sudden 乍 flame 火; 乍 also provides the pronunciation.