沙(shā)

HSK 37 strokes
Readingsshāshà

surname Sha

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Character information

Pinyin
shā / shà
Meaning
surname Sha
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 沙 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵少

In this compound, the meaning comes from 氵 (water); 少 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

氵shuǐ少shǎo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 沙 step by step

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

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Words with 沙

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

sān三shā沙

see 三沙市[San1 sha1 Shi4]

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dān丹shā沙

cinnabar (used in TCM)

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bīng冰shā沙

slushie; smoothie; crushed ice drink; frappucino

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yī一pán盘sàn散shā沙

lit. like a sheet of loose sand

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sān三shā沙shì市

Sansha, prefecture-level city in Hainan Province 海南省[Hai3 nan2 Sheng3]

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zhōng中shā沙qún群dǎo岛

Macclesfield Bank, series of reefs in the South China Sea southeast of Hainan Island

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jiā加shā沙

Gaza (territory adjacent to Israel and Egypt)

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nán南shā沙

see 南沙群岛

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三丹冰一盘散市中

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