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shǎ

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shǎ Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shǎ | sha3
English translation
foolish
foolish, silly, stupid; an imbecile

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About shǎ

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

shǎ

Contains the radical

rén

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

A man  rén being hit  zhǐ  on the head  xìn

Etymology of shǎ

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

rén 囟八夂

Explanation

Origin unclear. Possibly a combination of rén (person) xìn (head) (separate) and zhǐ (foot).

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Example sentences using shǎ

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同意 tóngyì le , zhēn gòu shǎ de .

He was fool enough to agree.

快来, zhì ya , shǎ lèng zhāo gān 什么 shénme ?

Go on and throw them and don't be silly.

这样 zhè yàng shǎ , Huā guāng le 所有 suǒyǒu de Qián .

He spent all his money, he is such a fool.

能光 kào 傻劲儿, zhǎo 窍门 qiàomén .

Enthusiasm alone won't do . You've got to work skilfully.

dōu Bié shǎ lèng lèng de Zuò zhāo le , 赶快 gǎnkuài 开始 kāishǐ 工作 gōngzuò !

Don't sit there in trance. Start working quickly.

Words with shǎ

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
shǎ foolish shǎ
傻瓜 shǎ guā idiot傻瓜 shǎ guā
傻子 shǎ zi idiot傻子 shǎ zi
傻笑 shǎ xiào to giggle傻笑 shǎ xiào
装傻 zhuāng shǎ to act stupid裝傻
傻乎乎 shǎ hū hū feeble-minded傻乎乎 shǎ hū hū
傻眼 shǎ yǎn stunned傻眼 shǎ yǎn
傻话 shǎ huà foolish talk傻話
傻气 shǎ qì foolishness傻氣
装疯卖傻 zhuāng fēng mài shǎ to play the fool (idiom)裝瘋賣傻
傻冒 shǎ mào idiot傻冒 shǎ mào
傻蛋 shǎ dàn idiot傻蛋 shǎ dàn
傻里傻气 shǎ li shǎ qì foolish傻裡傻氣
痴傻 chī shǎ stupid癡傻
傻头傻脑 shǎ tóu shǎ nǎo a fool傻頭傻腦
傻瓜相机 shǎ guā xiàng jī point-and-shoot camera傻瓜相機

shǎ Decomposition & Compounds

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shǎ Decomposition

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