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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)

沙畹
Shāwǎn
Chavannes (name)
沙袋
shādài
a sandbag
沙洋
Shāyáng
Shayang county in Jingmen [[荊門|荆门<Jīngmén>]], Hubei
沙画
shāhuà
sand picture
沙砾
shālì
grains of sand
沙蚕
shācán
genus Nereis, with species including the sandworm and the clam worm
沙棘
shājí
sea-buckthorn
沙河
Shāhé
Shahe county level city in Xingtai [[邢台<Xíngtái>]], Hebei
沙漠
shāmò
desert
HSK 5
沙田
Shātián
Sha Tin town in New Territories, Hong Kong
沙皇
shāhuáng
czar (loanword)
沙碛
shāqì
(literary) desert
沙粒
shālì
speck
沙虫
shāchóng
sandworm
沙尘
shāchén
sand
沙市
Shāshì
Shashi district of Jingzhou city [[荊州市|荆州市<Jīngzhōushì>]], Hubei
沙池
shāchí
sandpit (for children's play or for long jump etc)
沙沙
shāshā
rustle
沙坑
shākēng
sandbox
沙漏
shālòu
hourglass

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