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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沙 stroke order animation

Words containing 沙

Word Meaning
grain of sand
Sha county in Sanming sān míng, Fujian
(bird species of China) pale rosefinch (Carpodacus synoicus)
satay (spicy peanut sauce), also spelled sate
sandworm
sandworm; marine bristle worm
marine sandworm used as fishing bait
swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor)
sashimi (loanword)
sandy
sandy
Sana'a, capital of Yemen (Tw)
variant of shā guō
Buddhist monk
Salmonella
salmonella
salmonella
Shaya, a county in Xinjiang, China
Shaya County in Xinjiang, China
Shaya County, Aksu, Xinjiang
Sha Tau Kok (town in Hong Kong)
Sha Tau Kok (town in Hong Kong)
variant of shā yú
variant of shā yú
isabelline wheatear