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砂
shā
sand, pebbles, gravel; gritty
💡 Ideographic:
Many small 少 stones 石; 少 also provides the pronunciation
Words Using 砂 (40)
Character
Pinyin
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砂
shā
sand / gravel / granule
砂
shā
sand / gravel / granule
朱砂
zhūshā
cinnabar / mercuric sulfide HgS
朱砂
zhūshā
cinnabar / mercuric sulfide HgS
朱砂
zhūshā
cinnabar / mercuric sulfide HgS / also written [[硃砂|朱砂<zhūshā>]]
朱砂
zhūshā
cinnabar / mercuric sulfide HgS / also written [[硃砂|朱砂<zhūshā>]]
砂岩
shāyán
sandstone
砂岩
shāyán
sandstone
砂子
shāzi
sand
砂子
shāzi
sand
砂石
shāshí
sandstone / sand and stone / aggregate
砂石
shāshí
sandstone / sand and stone / aggregate
砂仁
shārén
Amomom (fructus Amomi), plant used in Chinese medicine
砂仁
shārén
Amomom (fructus Amomi), plant used in Chinese medicine
海砂屋
hǎishāwū
house built with cheap, unreliable concrete which contains a high quantity of sea sand / see also [[海砂<hǎishā>]]
海砂屋
hǎishāwū
house built with cheap, unreliable concrete which contains a high quantity of sea sand / see also [[海砂<hǎishā>]]
矮茎朱砂根
ǎijīngzhūshāgēn
short-stem Ardisia (Ardisia brevicaulis)
矮茎朱砂根
ǎijīngzhūshāgēn
short-stem Ardisia (Ardisia brevicaulis)
砂囊
shānáng
gizzard (anatomy of birds, gastropods etc)
砂囊
shānáng
gizzard (anatomy of birds, gastropods etc)
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⿰石少
i
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少
few, little; less; inadequate
📷 Pictographic:
Grains of sand; 小 provides the pronunciation and meaning
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