扎

zhāzházā

to prick; to run or stick (a needle etc) into

How to write 扎, stroke by stroke

zhā: to prick; to run or stick (a needle etc) into; mug or jug used for serving beer (loanword from "jar"); (of troops) to be stationed (at)
zhá: used in 掙扎
zā: to tie; to bind; classifier for flowers, banknotes etc: bundle

Ideographic: A hand 扌 tying a bundle with string 乚

Made of 扌 + 乚

挣扎zhēng zháto struggle
驻扎zhù zhāto station; to garrison (troops)
扎营zhā yíngto camp; to pitch camp; stationed; quartered; Taiwan pr. [zha2 ying2]
扎根zhā gēnto take root
垂死挣扎chuí sǐ zhēng zhádeathbed struggle; final struggle (idiom)
扎实zhā shistrong; solid; sturdy; firm; practical
扎带zā dàicable tie
扎扎zhā zhā(onom.) crunch (of marching feet etc)
扎染zā rǎnto tie-dye
结扎jié zāto tie up; to bind up; (medicine) to ligate; (of a male) to have a vasectomy (ligation of the vasa deferentia); (of a female) to have one's tubes tied (tubal ligation)
绑扎bǎng zāto bind; to wrap up; (computing) binding
马扎mǎ zhácampstool; folding stool (with fabric stretched across the top to sit on)

我挣扎着挤出地铁。
wǒ zhēng zhá zhe jǐ chū dì tiě 。
I struggled to get out of the subway.
她拔出了一根儿扎在轮胎里的刺。
tā bá chū le yì gēn ér zhā zài lún tāi lǐ de cì 。
She pulled a thorn out of the tyre.
他用绷带包扎了伤口。
tā yòng bēng dài bāo zā le shāng kǒu 。
He wound a bandage around the wound.
绷带把伤口包扎住了。
bēng dài bǎ shāng kǒu bāo zā zhù le 。
The bandage was wound around the wound.
她扎着辫子。
tā zhā zhe biàn zi 。
She wore her hair in plaits.