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沙 - shā

sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated

sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated

How to read 沙

Click 沙 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinshā
Englishsand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

沙丘 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 沙井. Please read 沙俄 one more time.

Common words with this character

sand dune; sandy hill
manhole
Tsarist Russia; abbr. for 沙皇俄國|沙皇俄国[Sha1 huang2 E2 guo2]
Sha Wujing

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 沙 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 沙丘 and 沙井 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 沙.