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莎
shā
1. katydid (family Tettigoniidae)
2. phonetic "sha" used in transliteration
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

莎
shā
a kind of sedge grass that used to be woven into raincoats
10 丶

Compound Words (20)

莎翁
Shāwēng
Shakespeare
莎车
Shāchē
Yeken nahiyisi (Yarkand county or Shache) in Kashgar prefecture [[喀什地區|喀什地区<Kāshídìqū>]], west Xinjiang
罗莎
Luóshā
Rosa (name)
马莎
Mǎshā
Marks and Spencers, UK retail chain
莎拉
Shālā
Sara or Sarah (name)
莎丽
shālì
sari (loanword)
伯莎
Bóshā
Bertha (name)
阿伊莎
Āyīshā
Ayshe, Aise or Ayesha (name)
莎莎舞
shāshāwǔ
salsa (dance)
莎车县
Shāchēxiàn
Yeken nahiyisi (Yarkand county or Shache) in Kashgar prefecture [[喀什地區|喀什地区<Kāshídìqū>]], west Xinjiang
卡秋莎
Kǎqiūshā
Katyusha (name)
特雷莎
Tèléishā
Teresa
喀秋莎
Kāqiūshā
Katyusha (name)
阿依莎
Āyīshā
Ayshe, Aise or Ayesha (name)
阿莎力
āshālì
(coll.) straightforward
伊莉莎白
Yīlìshābái
Elizabeth
伊丽莎白
Yīlìshābái
Elizabeth (person name)
斯宾诺莎
Sībīnnuòshā
Baruch or Benedict Spinoza (1632-1677), rationalist philosopher
玛莎拉蒂
Mǎshālādì
Maserati
莎士比亚
Shāshìbǐyà
Shakespeare (name)

Alternate Entries

莎
suō
see [[莎草<suōcǎo>]] / see [[摩莎<mósuō>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
2,124
Word Frequency Rank
644 of 84,292