Keyword
how
- what? why? how?
- Frequency
- #183
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
zěn100%
Mnemonic
心 (heart) gives the meaning and 乍 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
怎么
how?; what?; why?
怎样
how; what kind
怎么样
how?; how about?; how was it?; how are things?
怎么办
what's to be done
怎
how
怎么回事
what's the matter?; what's going on?; how could that be?; how did that come about?; what's it all about?
不怎么
not very; not particularly
怎能
how can?
不管怎样
in any case; no matter what
怎么着
what?; how?; how about?; whatever; also pr. zěnmezhe
不怎么样
not up to much; very indifferent; nothing great about it; nothing good to be said about it
怎奈
(often used in early vernacular) but alas; however
怎生
how; why
怎么得了
how can this be?; what's to be done?; what an awful mess!