shā

sand; hoarse; raspy

HSK 4 #848

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 848th character
Radical ⽔ (85.4)
Strokes 7
Index # 860

Definitions

沙 shā
  1. 1. sand
  2. 2. hoarse
  3. 3. raspy
  4. 4. powder
  5. 5. granule
  6. 6. surname Sha
  7. 7. abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia
  8. 8. CL

Stroke order

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Words containing 沙

Word Meaning
sofa (loanword)
desert
beach; sandy shore
salad (loanword)
sand; grit
salon (loanword)
sandbag
Chateauroux (French town); Châteauroux
Saudi; abbr. for Saudi Arabia
sarin (loanword)
Saudi Arabia
sand dune; sandy hill
battlefield; battleground; sandpit
sardine (loanword)
sand and dust storm
Warsaw, capital of Poland
sandy land; sandy beach or river bank; sand dune
sandbox; sand trap, bunker (golf); jumping pit (athletics)
czar (loanword)
Gaza; same as jiā shā dì dài, the Gaza strip
hoarse; rough
Buddhist monk
rustle
quicksand
sandy soil
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