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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
Words Using 莎 (31)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
莎
shā
katydid (family Tettigoniidae) / phonetic "sha" used in transliteration
莎
shā
katydid (family Tettigoniidae) / phonetic "sha" used in transliteration
莎
suō
see [[莎草<suōcǎo>]] / see [[摩莎<mósuō>]]
莎
suō
see [[莎草<suōcǎo>]] / see [[摩莎<mósuō>]]
莎士比亚
Shāshìbǐyà
Shakespeare (name) / William Shakespeare (1564-1616), poet and playwright
莎士比亚
Shāshìbǐyà
Shakespeare (name) / William Shakespeare (1564-1616), poet and playwright
莎拉
Shālā
Sara or Sarah (name)
莎拉
Shālā
Sara or Sarah (name)
莎拉・佩林
Shālā·Pèilín
Sarah Palin (1964-), US Republican politician, State governor of Alaska from 2006
莎拉・佩林
Shālā·Pèilín
Sarah Palin (1964-), US Republican politician, State governor of Alaska from 2006
莎拉・布莱曼
Shālā·Bùláimàn
Sarah Brightman (1960-), English pop star
莎拉・布莱曼
Shālā·Bùláimàn
Sarah Brightman (1960-), English pop star
莎拉波娃
Shālābōwá
Sharapova (Russian female tennis star)
莎拉波娃
Shālābōwá
Sharapova (Russian female tennis star)
莎翁
Shāwēng
Shakespeare / slang or popular culture abbr. of [[莎士比亞|莎士比亚<Shāshìbǐyà>]]
莎翁
Shāwēng
Shakespeare / slang or popular culture abbr. of [[莎士比亞|莎士比亚<Shāshìbǐyà>]]
莎草
suōcǎo
coco-grass or nut sedge (Cyperus rotundus)
莎草
suōcǎo
coco-grass or nut sedge (Cyperus rotundus)
莎莎舞
shāshāwǔ
salsa (dance)
莎莎舞
shāshāwǔ
salsa (dance)
Component Breakdown
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⿱艹沙
i
Component Tree i
shā
沙
sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
🔤 Pictophonetic:
氵 (water) provides meaning, 少 provides pronunciation
7 strokes
HSK 4
unknown
?
Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
3 strokes
unknown
?
Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
shǎo
少
few, little; less; inadequate
📷 Pictographic:
Grains of sand; 小 provides the pronunciation and meaning
4 strokes
HSK 1