沙 — Chinese character
沙
shā
sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
- Pinyin
- shā
- Radical
- 85 ⽔ (Water)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 氵 少
- Formation
- pictophonetic — water; meaning component 氵; sound component 少
- Japanese
- 沙 as a kanji
Common words with 沙
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 沙漠 | shā mò | desert; 个 (gè) |
| 金沙 | jīn shā | gold dust; salted egg yolk sauce |
| 沙发 (沙發) | shā fā | (loanword) sofa (条 (tiáo),张 (zhāng)); (Internet slang) first reply to a forum post |
| 沙滩 (沙灘) | shā tān | beach; sandy shore |
| 沙龙 (沙龍) | shā lóng | salon (loanword) |
| 沙皇 | shā huáng | czar (loanword) |
| 沙子 | shā zi | sand; grit |
| 沙拉 | shā lā | (loanword) salad |
| 泥沙 | ní shā | silt |
| 沙漠化 | shā mò huà | desertification |
| 沙丘 | shā qiū | sand dune; sandy hill |
| 沙尘暴 (沙塵暴) | shā chén bào | sand and dust storm |
English words written with 沙
沙 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: I Ching 1 · Zhuangzi 1
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