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莎
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kind of sedge grass

HSK 10
Nature →Plants →Grasses
shā, suō
サ、シャ
はますげ
사
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 沙 represents the sound.
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 沙 sand =
莎 kind of sedge grass
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
艹 is a component form of 艸.
沙 Phonetic component
shā sand
sand, gravel, pebbles
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Notes
Similar Characters
春 springtime甍 rafters supporting roof盖 hide (simp)着 arrive/wear繭 cocoon (trad/jp)艺 art (simp)艻 sweet basil艽 a root艾 Chinese mugwort艿 taro节 knot (simp)芄 Metaplexis stauntoni芊 exuberant and vigorous芋 taro芍 peony芎 a kind of herb芏 Cyperus malaccensis芑 white millet芒 mango芗 fragrant smell of grain (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 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)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
莎
Regular
Modern
Chinese
莎 [shā]
katydid (family Tettigoniidae); phonetic "sha" used in transliteration
莎 [suō]
see 莎草[suō​cǎo]; see 摩莎[mó​suō]
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
莎 さ
Sa given name
CHINESE WORDS (43)
伊丽莎白 [Yī​lì​shā​bái] #4,716
Elizabeth (person name)
伊丽莎白 [Yī​lì​shā​bái] #4,716
Elizabeth (person name)
莎拉 [Shā​lā] #3,330
Sara or Sarah (name)
莎士比亚 [Shā​shì​bǐ​yà] #6,430
Shakespeare (name)
莎士比亚 [Shā​shì​bǐ​yà] #6,430
Shakespeare (name)
莎拉波娃 [Shā​lā​bō​wá] #21,371
Sharapova (Russian female tennis star)
蒙娜丽莎 [Méng​nà​Lì​shā] #22,039
Mona Lisa
蒙娜丽莎 [Méng​nà​Lì​shā] #22,039
Mona Lisa
罗莎 [Luó​shā] #16,199
Rosa (name)
罗莎 [Luó​shā] #16,199
Rosa (name)
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JAPANESE WORDS (3)
蚊帳吊草 [かやつりぐさ] #200,864
galingale (any plant of genus Cyperus, esp. species Cyperus microiria)
磚子苗 [くぐ] #276,604
Pacific island flatsedge (Cyperus cyperoides)
塩莎草 [しおくぐ]
Carex scabrifolia (species of sedge)