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Character Decomposition
沙=氵+少
Etymology
water
Meanings2 pronunciations
shā
granule
hoarse
raspy
sand
powder
CL:粒 lì
abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia
surname Sha
shà
(dialect) to sift; to sieve
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Words with 沙 642 total
submerged sandbank · submerged coral islet暗沙àn shāGaza (territory adjacent to Israel and Egypt)加沙Jiā shāgold dust · salted egg yolk sauce金沙jīn shāsand blown by wind · sandstorm风沙fēng shāriver sand河沙hé shāquicksand · (patisserie) (usu. attributive) semi-liquid filling (typically custard); lava流沙liú shāa sandbank · a sand bar沙坝shā bàsandbag · punching bag (trad. filled with sand) · sand dune · footbag; hacky sack沙包shā bāosandstorm沙暴shā bàoladybell root (Radix adenophorae)沙参shā shēngenus Nereis, with species including the sandworm and the clam worm沙蚕shā cánsandpit · battleground · battlefield沙场shā chǎngairborne sand and dust沙尘shā chén
Idioms with 沙 56 total Chain
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