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
(bird species of China) pin-tailed snipe (Gallinago stenura)
(bird species of China) pin-tailed snipe (Gallinago stenura)
greater sand plover, a shore bird
greater sand plover, a shore bird
Changsha, capital city of Hunan, China
Changsha, capital city of Hunan, China
Changsha City, capital of Hunan Province
Cheung Sha Wan (poultry market in Hong Kong)
Cheung Sha Wan (poultry market in Hong Kong)
Changsha county in Changsha cháng shā, Hunan
Changsha county in Changsha cháng shā, Hunan
sand break (in desert environment)
sand break (in desert environment)
Abu Sayyaf, Islamist militant group
Afar Desert, Southern Ethiopia
Afar Desert, Southern Ethiopia
muscovite, mica (used in TCM); Muscovitum
muscovite, mica (used in TCM); Muscovitum
sand blown by wind; sandstorm
Tengger Desert
Tengger Desert
black-bellied sandgrouse
black-bellied sandgrouse
Longsha District of Qiqihar, Heilongjiang