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沙

shā

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

shā · saa1 (Jyutping)

  1. granule
  2. hoarse
  3. raspy
  4. sand
  5. powder
  6. CL:粒[li4]
  7. abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia
  8. surname Sha

shà

  1. (dialect) to sift; to sieve

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Character breakdown

沙

Meaning
sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
Radical
氵
Strokes
7
Components
⿰氵少
Cangjie
EFH
Four-corner
3912.0

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