shā

sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated

HSK 4 #848

DEFINITIONS

沙 shā
  • surname Sha
  • granule
  • hoarse
  • raspy
  • sand
  • powder
  • CL:粒[li4]
  • abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia

STROKES

沙 stroke order diagram
沙 stroke order animation

WORDS

dòu shā sweetened bean paste
门氏菌 shā mén shì jūn Salmonella
砾 shā lì grains of sand
特阿拉伯人 shā tè ā lā bó rén a Saudi; Saudi Arabian person
一盘散 yī pán sǎn shā lit. like a sheet of loose sand; fig. unable to cooperate (idiom)
摩加迪 mó jiā dí shā Mogadishu, Indian ocean seaport and capital of Somalia
暴 shā bào sandstorm
洲 shā zhōu sandbank; sandbar
bái shā Baisha (common place name); Baisha Lizu autonomous county, Hainan; Baisha or Paisha township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[Peng2 hu2 xian4] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
cháng shā Changsha prefecture-level city and capital of Hunan province in south central China
bīng shā slushie; smoothie; crushed ice drink; frappucino
尼亚 ài shā ní yà Estonia
ní shā silt
尘 shā chén airborne sand and dust
发床 shā fā chuáng sofa bed; sleeper sofa
堡 shā bǎo sandcastle
文主义 shā wén zhǔ yì chauvinism
锅 shā guō variant of 砂鍋|砂锅[sha1 guo1]
士 shā shì sarsaparilla; root beer; SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) (loanword)
律 shā lǜ salad (loanword)
xì shā fine sand
fēng shā sand blown by wind; sandstorm
岩 shā yán sandstone
河 shā hé Shahe county level city in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2 tai2], Hebei
盘 shā pán sand table (military); 3D terrain (or site) model (for real estate marketing, geography class etc); sand tray (on which to write characters)