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Character Decomposition
莎=艹+沙
Etymology
grass
Meanings2 pronunciations
shā
katydid (family Tettigoniidae)
phonetic "sha" used in transliteration
suō
used in 莎草 suō cǎo
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Words with 莎 59 total
coco-grass; nut sedge (Cyperus rotundus)莎草suō cǎo(name) Bertha伯莎Bó shāRosa (name)罗莎Luó shāSara or Sarah (name)莎拉Shā lāShakespeare · slang or popular culture abbr. of莎翁Shā wēngsari (loanword)莎丽shā lìMarks and Spencers, UK retail chain · Martha (name)马莎Mǎ shāKatyusha (name) · name of a Russian wartime song · nickname of a rocket launcher used by the Red Army in WWII喀秋莎Kā qiū shāKatyusha (name) · name of a Russian wartime song · nickname of a rocket launcher used by the Red Army in WWII卡秋莎Kǎ qiū shāTeresa · Theresa (name)特雷莎Tè léi shā(loanword) masala玛莎拉mǎ shā lāMedusa (monster of Greek mythology)美杜莎Měi dù shāsalsa (dance)莎莎舞shā shā wǔ(loanword) salsa (sauce)莎莎酱shā shā jiàngYarkant, a county in Kashgar City 喀什市, Xinjiang莎车县Shā chē XiànAyshe, Aise or Ayesha (name) · Aishah bint Abi Bakr (c. 614-678), youngest wife of prophet Mohamed 穆罕默德阿伊莎A1 yī shāAyshe, Aise or Ayesha (name) · Aishah bint Abi Bakr (c. 614-678), youngest wife of prophet Mohamed 穆罕默德阿依莎A1 yī shā(coll.) straightforward · unreserved · openhearted (Tw) (loanword from Japanese "assari")阿莎力ā shā lìMaltesers (chocolate-covered confectionery brand)麦提莎Mài tí shāElizabeth伊莉莎白Yī lì shā báiElizabeth (person name)伊丽莎白Yī lì shā báiBaruch or Benedict Spinoza (1632-1677), rationalist philosopher斯宾诺莎Sī bīn nuò shāMadame Tussaud (1761–1850), French wax sculptor who founded the eponymous wax museum in London杜莎夫人Dù shā fū renMaserati玛莎拉蒂Mǎ shā lā dì
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