沙 meaning and pronunciation

沙
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

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

林 伤