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莎

shā

shā

  1. katydid (family Tettigoniidae)
  2. phonetic "sha" used in transliteration

suō

  1. used in 莎草[suo1 cao3]

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Character breakdown

莎

Meaning
kind of sedge grass, used anciently for raincoats
Radical
艹
Strokes
10
Components
⿱艹沙
Cangjie
TEFH
Four-corner
4412.9

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