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Character Decomposition
砂=石+少
Etymology
Many small 少 stones 石; 少 also provides the pronunciation
Meanings
sand
gravel
granule
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Words with 砂 122 total
cinnabar丹砂dān shācinnabar辰砂chén shāmagnesium oxide (refractory material)镁砂měi shāborax硼砂péng shācasserole · earthenware pot砂锅shā guōconcretion (geology)砂礓shā jiānggrit砂砾shā lìsandstone · sand and stone · aggregate砂石shā shígranulated sugar砂糖shā tángsand砂子shā zi(mineralogy) salammoniac硇砂náo shāshot (in shotgun) · pellets铁砂tiě shācinnabar · mercuric sulfide HgS朱砂zhū shāsandblasting · abrasive blasting喷砂pēn shāoil sand (mining)油砂yóu shāfilter sand滤砂lu:4 shāAmomom (fructus Amomi), plant used in Chinese medicine砂仁shā réngizzard (anatomy of birds, gastropods etc)砂囊shā nángsandstone砂岩shā yánAsian pear; sand pear (Pyrus pyrifolia)砂梨shā límortar (building)砂浆shā jiāngsandpaper (i.e. abrasive)砂纸shā zhǐgrinding wheel · emery wheel砂轮shā lún
Idioms with 砂 6 total Chain
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