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沙
🇹🇼🇭🇰🇨🇳🇯🇵🇰🇷

sand

HSK 3 N1
Nature →Elements →Water
shā
サ、シャ
すな、よなげる
사
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 少 represents the sound.
Components
氵 water (drops)+ 少 few =
沙 sand
氵 Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
少 Phonetic component
shǎo few
few, less, inadequate
少 depicts four small grains of sand.
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Notes
Similar Characters
泪 weep (simp)派 faction涉 ford渔 fish (simp)漁 fishing (trad/jp)柒 number seven染 dye梁 Liang氾 overflow (trad/jp)氿 spring汀 sandbar汁 juice汇 confluence of rivers (simp)汉 Chinese people (simp)汊 a branching stream汐 night tides汒 汔 close汕 basket for catching fish汗 sweat
Historical Evolution
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
沙
Regular
Modern
Chinese
沙 [Shā]
surname Sha
沙 [shā]
granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; CL:粒[lì]; abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia
Japanese
沙 しゃ 、 さ 同音
numeric one hundred-millionth
砂 、 沙 、 砂子 すな 、 いさご 同音
noun sand; grit
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
後ろ足で砂をかけるようなことをした。
He raised his heel against me.
Japanese Names
沙 いさご
Isago surname
沙 さ
Sa surname
沙 さらら
Sarara female given name
沙 し
Shi unclassified name
沙 しゃ
Sha unclassified name
沙 すな
Suna female given name
沙 みきは
Mikiha female given name
沙 みぎわ
Migiwa female given name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
沙发 [shā​fā] #2,580
sofa (loanword)
沙发 [shā​fā] #2,580
sofa (loanword)
沙漠 [shā​mò] #3,213
desert
沙滩 [shā​tān] #3,913
beach
沙滩 [shā​tān] #3,913
beach
长沙 [Cháng​shā] #36,647
Changsha prefecture-level city and capital of Hunan province in south central China
长沙 [Cháng​shā] #36,647
Changsha prefecture-level city and capital of Hunan province in south central China
沙拉 [shā​lā] #4,205
salad (loanword)
沙龙 [shā​lóng] #9,291
salon (loanword)
沙龙 [shā​lóng] #9,291
salon (loanword)
190 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (78)
⭐ 砂 [すな] #3,403
sand
⭐ 砂漠 [さばく] #8,331
desert
⭐ ご無沙汰 [ごぶさた] #10,499
not writing or contacting for a while
沙汰 [さた] #11,725
affair
手持ち無沙汰 [てもちぶさた] #19,799
having nothing to do
音沙汰 [おとさた] #24,547
news (from someone)
砂塵 [さじん] #25,356
cloud of dust
表沙汰 [おもてざた] #26,427
going public (with a matter)
色恋沙汰 [いろこいざた] #27,039
love affair
⭐ 砂丘 [さきゅう] #31,650
sand dune
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