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
Gaza strip
Gaza strip
Nansha Islands
Nansha district of Guangzhou city 广guǎng zhōu shì, Guangdong
Nansha District of Guangzhou
Spratly Islands, disputed between China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam
Spratly Islands, disputed between China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam
Gurbantunggut Desert, northern Xinjiang
Gurbantunggut Desert, northern Xinjiang
laksa, spicy noodle soup of Southeast Asia
to attack someone by innuendo (idiom); to make insinuations
wasabi (loanword) (Tw)
wasabi (loanword) (Tw)
laksa, spicy noodle soup of Southeast Asia
(upholstered) armchair
(upholstered) armchair
Taklamakan Desert, Xinjiang
Taklamakan Desert, Xinjiang
Dasha River (the name of rivers in various parts of China)
(bird species of China) Swinhoe's snipe (Gallinago megala)
(bird species of China) Swinhoe's snipe (Gallinago megala)
Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay
(bird species of China) solitary snipe (Gallinago solitaria)
(bird species of China) solitary snipe (Gallinago solitaria)