莎(shā)

10 strokes
Readingsshāsuō

katydid (family Tettigoniidae)

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Character information

Pinyin
shā / suō
Meaning
katydid (family Tettigoniidae); phonetic "sha" used in transliteration
Strokes
10
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 莎 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱艹沙

In this compound, the meaning comes from 艹 (grass); 沙 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

艹ǎo沙shā

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 莎 step by step

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

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Words with 莎

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

bó伯shā莎

Bertha (name)

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luó罗shā莎

Rosa (name)

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shā莎lā拉

Sara or Sarah (name)

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yī伊lì莉shā莎bái白

Elizabeth

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yī伊lì丽shā莎bái白

Elizabeth (person name)

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kā喀qiū秋shā莎

Katyusha (name)

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sī斯bīn宾nuò诺shā莎

Baruch or Benedict Spinoza (1632-1677), rationalist philosopher

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dù杜shā莎fū夫rén人

Madame Tussaud (1761–1850), French wax sculptor who founded the eponymous wax museum in…

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Related characters

From 莎’s common words

伯罗拉伊莉白丽喀

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