| 插 | chā | to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose |
| 插入 | chā rù | to insert; to stick; to thrust |
| 插秧 | chā yāng | transplant rice seedlings |
| 插图 | chā tú | illustration |
| 插手 | chā shǒu | to get involved in; to meddle; interference |
| 插嘴 | chā zuǐ | to interrupt (sb talking); to butt in; to cut into a conversation |
| 插头 | chā tóu | plug |
| 插队 | chā duì | to cut in line; to jump a queue |
| 插话 | chā huà | to insert a minor item in a bigger work; to interrupt (sb speaking); to interpose |
| 插曲 | chā qǔ | episode; interlude |
| 插座 | chā zuò | socket; outlet |
| 插口 | chā kǒu | socket (for electric plug) |
| 插销 | chā xiāo | to plug |
| 插上 | chā shang | to plug into; to insert; to stick in |
| 插件 | chā jiàn | plug-in (software component) |
| 插值 | chā zhí | interpolation |
| 插入因子 | chā rù yīn zǐ | insertion element |
| 插入语 | chā rù yǔ | interjection |
| 插画 | chā huà | illustration |
| 插科打诨 | chā kē dǎ hùn | to include impromptu comic material in opera performance (idiom); to jest; buffoonery |
| 插线板 | chā xiàn bǎn | power strip; powerboard (with multiple electrical sockets) |
| 插翅难飞 | chā chì nán fēi | lit. even given wings, you couldn't fly (idiom); fig. impossible to escape |
| 插脚 | chā jiǎo | to shove in; to edge in; fig. to poke one's nose into people's business; prong |
| 插花 | chā huā | flower arranging; ikebana |
| 插补 | chā bǔ | interpolation (mathematics) |
| 插进 | chā jìn | to plug in (an electronic device) |
| 插锁 | chā suǒ | mortise lock |
