TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
炸
炸 ＝ 火 ＋ 乍
ㄓㄚˋ · zhà/zhá
verb — (zhá) to deep-fry; (zhà) to explode, burst
字源 FORM — what the parts do
乍聲zhà — meaning and sound both乍 means all of a sudden — the burst is already in it
Fire (火) beside 乍 zhà, the word for all at once. Heat that acts in an instant: oil that swallows food whole (zhá) and the blast that goes off without warning (zhà). 乍 lends both the sound and its suddenness.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
麵團丟進滾油（火），「乍」一聲炸開——金黃的雞排浮上來。
The dough drops into boiling oil (火), a sudden burst — the golden cutlet floats up.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
zhá
(本義)油炸、炸雞— to deep-fry常用
→炸薯條— to fry until crisp
zhà
(引申)爆炸、炸彈— to explode; a bomb常用
→炸開、氣炸— to burst open; to blow up (with anger)
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension