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莎

shā

a kind of sedge grass that used to be woven into raincoats

🔤 Pictophonetic: 艹 (grass) provides meaning, 沙 provides pronunciation
HSK 10 strokes Common (21%)
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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

艹
cǎo
grass, weed, plant, herb
沙
shā
sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
⿱艹沙 i

Stroke Order

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Component Tree i

cǎo
艹
grass, weed, plant, herb
📷 Pictographic: Simplified form of 艸; grass sprouting
3 strokes
shā
沙
sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
🔤 Pictophonetic: 氵 (water) provides meaning, 少 provides pronunciation
7 strokes HSK 4

Words Using 莎 (31)

shā
莎 ↗
katydid (family Tettigoniidae) / phonetic "sha" used in transliteration
suō
莎 ↗
see [[莎草<suōcǎo>]] / see [[摩莎<mósuō>]]
Shāshìbǐyà
莎士比亚 ↗
Shakespeare (name) / William Shakespeare (1564-1616), poet and playwright
Shālā
莎拉 ↗
Sara or Sarah (name)
Shālā·Pèilín
莎拉・佩林 ↗
Sarah Palin (1964-), US Republican politician, State governor of Alaska from 2006
Shālā·Bùláimàn
莎拉・布莱曼 ↗
Sarah Brightman (1960-), English pop star
Shālābōwá
莎拉波娃 ↗
Sharapova (Russian female tennis star)
Shāwēng
莎翁 ↗
Shakespeare / slang or popular culture abbr. of [[莎士比亞|莎士比亚<Shāshìbǐyà>]]
suōcǎo
莎草 ↗
coco-grass or nut sedge (Cyperus rotundus)
shāshāwǔ
莎莎舞 ↗
salsa (dance)
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