沙 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified/traditional character

沙 English definition

shā

  • granule
  • hoarse
  • raspy
  • sand
  • powder
  • CL:粒[li4]
  • abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : to brake;
  • : to kill; to murder; to fight; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); to counteract; (used after a verb) extremely;
  • : Zanthoxylum ailanthoides;
  • : kill
  • : to terminate; to cut short; to squeeze; to tighten; to reduce; extremely;
  • : cholera;
  • : sand; gravel; granule;
  • : cotton yarn; muslin;
  • : katydid (family Tettigoniidae); phonetic 'sha' used in transliteration;
  • : Buddhist monk's robe;
  • : spear; to cripple (literary);
  • : shark family, including some rays and skates;
  • : shark;

Sentences examples with 沙

  • 请在沙发上坐一会儿,我去给您倒杯茶。
    Qǐng zài shāfā shàng zuò yīhuǐ'er, wǒ qù gěi nín dào bēi chá.

Words containing 沙, by HSK level