沙 (shā) — sand; Surname (Shā); granulated substance (in compounds)
Definition
Most often appears in compounds — 沙子 (sand), 沙发 (sofa), 沙锅 (clay pot) — rather than standing alone. The plain noun sense is sand, but 沙 also serves as a surname.
noun
sandSurname (Shā)granulated substance (in compounds)
Measure word · 粒
Easily confused
- 吵chǎolook-alike(verb) to quarrel; to argue
- 杀shāsound-aliketo kill; to murder
- 抄chāolook-aliketo copy, to transcribe; to plagiarize
- 莎shāsound-alikeused as a phonetic in transliterations (especially in personal and place names)
- 杪miǎolook-alike(bound form) tip, end (of a branch or a period of time)
- 杉shāsound-alike(bound morpheme) fir tree
Examples
- 沙。Hǎi biān de shā yòu xì yòu bái.The sand at the beach is both fine and white.
- 沙，。Tā xìng shā, shì yún nán rén.His surname is Sha, and he's from Yunnan.
- 。Zhè ge shā guō kě yǐ yòng lái zhǔ tāng.This clay pot can be used to simmer soup.
Origin
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