歃(shà)

13 strokes

to drink

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Character information

Pinyin
shà
Meaning
to drink
Strokes
13
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 歃 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰臿欠

In this compound, the meaning comes from 欠 (breathe); 臿 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

臿chā欠qiàn

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 歃 step by step

13 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 歃

Common words using 歃 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

shà歃xuè血

to smear one's lips with the blood of a sacrifice as a means of pledging al…

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Related characters

From 歃’s common words

血

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