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Shā

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Shā Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Shā | Sha1
English translation
surname Sha
granule
hoarse
raspy
sand
powder
CL:[lì]
abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia
sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated

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About Shā

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

Shā

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

water

Etymology of Shā

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

氵少

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Phonetic compound

shǎo

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and shǎo represents the sound.

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Example sentences using Shā

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鹌鹑 ān chún zài 矮树丛沙沙作 xiǎng .

Speckled quails rustled in the underbrush.

zhè 男孩 nán hái 精疲力竭 jīng pí lì jié , yòu yòu , dǎo zài 海边 hǎi biān de 沙滩 shātān shǎng .

The boy, tired, hungry and thirsty, fell down on the beach.

亨利 Hēng lì 勋爵 xūn jué 伸手 shēn shǒu 摊脚 de tǎng zài 沙发椅 shǎng , xiào zhāo .

Lord Henry stretched himself out on the divan and laughed.

沙发 shāfā 内部 nèibù 彻底 chèdǐ 搜寻 sōu xún le fān .

He had a good rummage inside the sofa.

de 广袤 guǎng mào 服务 fú wù ,满足 mǎnzú 他们 tā men de Shā Qiū Shā .

Its vast stretches serve to satisfy their thirst for dunes and sand.

Words with Shā

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
Shā granule Shā
沙发 shāfā sofa (loanword)沙發
沙漠 shāmò desert沙漠 shāmò
沙滩 shātān beach沙灘
长沙 Cháng shā Changsha prefecture-level city and capital of Hunan province in south central China長沙
沙拉 shā lā salad (loanword)沙拉 shā lā
沙龙 shā lóng salon (loanword)沙龍
沙子 shā zi sand沙子 shā zi
沙特 Shā tè Saudi沙特 Shā tè
加沙 Jiā shā Gaza加沙 Jiā shā
沙尘 shā chén airborne sand and dust沙塵
长沙市 Cháng shā shì Changsha prefecture-level city and capital of Hunan province in south central China長沙市
沙特阿拉伯 Shā tè Ā lā bó Saudi Arabia沙特阿拉伯 Shā tè Ā lā bó
沙袋 shā dài sandbag沙袋 shā dài
沙丘 shā qiū sand dune沙丘 shā qiū
泥沙 ní shā silt泥沙 ní shā
沙场 shā chǎng sandpit沙場
沙哑 shā yǎ hoarse沙啞
沙皇 shā huáng czar (loanword)沙皇 shā huáng
风沙 fēng shā sandstorm風沙
沙地 shā dì sand dune沙地 shā dì
华沙 Huá shā Warsaw, capital of Poland華沙

Shā Decomposition & Compounds

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Shā Decomposition

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Shā Compounds

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