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纱
紗
shā
1. cotton yarn
2. muslin
Very Common • Top 5%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

纱
shā
gauze, muslin, yarn
7 丶

Compound Words (20)

并纱
bìngshā
doubling (combining two or more lengths of yarn into a single thread)
婚纱
hūnshā
wedding dress
棉纱
miánshā
cotton yarn
浣纱
huànshā
to wash silk
管纱
guǎnshā
cop (textiles)
纱布
shābù
gauze
纱帽
shāmào
gauze hat
纱厂
shāchǎng
cotton mill
纱窗
shāchuāng
screen window
纱绽
shāzhàn
spindle
纱线
shāxiàn
yarn
纱丽
shālì
sari (loanword)
纺纱
fǎngshā
to spin (cotton, wool etc)
经纱
jīngshā
warp (vertical thread in weaving)
纬纱
wěishā
woof (horizontal thread in weaving)
臂纱
bìshā
armband
薄纱
báoshā
gauze (cloth)
轻纱
qīngshā
light muslin
面纱
miànshā
veil
头纱
tóushā
wedding veil

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
2,429
Word Frequency Rank
4,040 of 84,292

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