砂 — Chinese character
砂
shā
sand, pebbles, gravel; gritty
- Pinyin
- shā
- Radical
- 112 ⽯ (Stone)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 石 少
- Formation
- ideographic — Many small 少 stones 石; 少 also provides the pronunciation
- Japanese
- 砂 as a kanji
Common words with 砂
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 砂石 | shā shí | sandstone; sand and stone |
| 砂岩 | shā yán | sandstone |
| 朱砂 | zhū shā | cinnabar; mercuric sulfide HgS |
| 朱砂 (硃砂) | zhū shā | cinnabar; mercuric sulfide HgS |
| 砂糖 | shā táng | granulated sugar |
| 砂锅 (砂鍋) | shā guō | casserole; earthenware pot |
| 紫砂壶 (紫砂壺) | zǐ shā hú | zisha teapot; Yixing teapot |
| 磨砂 | mó shā | to scrub with an abrasive; to sand |
| 砂砾 (砂礫) | shā lì | grit |
| 紫砂 | zǐ shā | a type of clay found in the region of Yixing 宜兴 (Yí xīng), used to make Yixing stoneware, with its distinctive russet or dark purple coloring |
| 砂浆 (砂漿) | shā jiāng | mortar (building) |
| 砂轮 (砂輪) | shā lún | grinding wheel; emery wheel |
English words written with 砂
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.