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ㄕㄚ

shā

sand

沙 is a 7 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as shā in the first tone.

It is made up of the components 氵 (water) and 少 (few).

  • 沙
    ㄕㄚ

    shā

    sand

    • 氵
      ㄕㄨㄟ ˙

      shui

      water

    • 少
      ㄕㄠ ˇ

      shǎo

      few

4 stories have been written about this character — see all
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沙 Sa : cát. 氵= 水 thuỷ : nước; 少 thiểu : ít. Chỗ nước cạn(ít) thì cát lộ ra
by MoDungPhuc

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Chỗ nước (氵= 水 : thuỷ) ít (少 : thiểu) thì cát (沙 : sa) sẽ lộ ra.
by detuchantu

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Just a few feet away from the water, is where you will find the sand.
by Sprigit

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I thought the beach would be a FEW grains of <sand>, but it takes forever to cross it and reach the WATER. I'm [sho]cked!
by vms5q

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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 沙

Definitions for 沙 pronounced as shā

  • surname Sha
  • granule
  • hoarse
  • raspy
  • sand
  • powder
  • CL:粒[li4]
  • abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia

Vocabulary

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