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.

shā沙zi子
HSK 3

sand

Open 沙子 page →
shā沙fā发
HSK 3

(loanword) sofa (CL:条,张)

Open 沙发 page →
shā沙mò漠
HSK 5

desert

Open 沙漠 page →
shā沙tān滩
HSK 7-9

beach

Open 沙滩 page →
shā沙lóng龙
HSK 7-9

salon (loanword)

Open 沙龙 page →
fēng风shā沙
HSK 7-9

sand blown by wind

Open 风沙 page →
sān三shā沙

see 三沙市[San1 sha1 Shi4]

Open 三沙 page →
dān丹shā沙

cinnabar (used in TCM)

Open 丹沙 page →

Related characters

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专世丰丽义乡乱争

From 沙’s common words

子发漠滩龙风三丹

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