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沙
Shā
1. surname Sha
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 7 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

沙
shā
sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
HSK 4 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

丹沙
dānshā
cinnabar (used in TCM)
冰沙
bīngshā
slushie
加沙
Jiāshā
Gaza
南沙
Nánshā
Nansha Islands
川沙
Chuānshā
Chuansha, name of street and park in Pudong New District [[浦東新區|浦东新区<Pǔdōngxīnqū>]], Shanghai
抟沙
tuánshā
lacking in cohesion and unity of purpose
散沙
sǎnshā
scattered sand
沙丘
shāqiū
sand dune
沙井
shājǐng
manhole
沙俄
ShāÉ
Tsarist Russia
沙僧
ShāSēng
Sha Wujing
沙参
shāshēn
ladybell root (Radix adenophorae)
沙哑
shāyǎ
hoarse
沙囊
shānáng
sandbag
沙土
shātǔ
sandy soil
沙地
shādì
sandy beach or river bank
沙坑
shākēng
sandbox
沙堡
shābǎo
sandcastle
沙场
shāchǎng
sandpit
沙尘
shāchén
sand

Alternate Entries

沙
shā
granule / hoarse / raspy / sand / powder / CL:[[粒<lì>]] / abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
847
Word Frequency Rank
845 of 84,292