沙

shā

HSK 33 readings

“Granule” in Chinese is 沙 (shā).

Other characters with the syllable sha: see all 6 →

Meaning

granule
hoarse
raspy

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sand
powder
abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia
surname Sha
(dialect) to sift; to sieve

Example

我们想买张沙发。

We would like to buy a sofa.

From 沙发 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

shāsurname Sha / granule / hoarse / raspy / sand / powder / abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia
shà(dialect) to sift; to sieve

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Words containing 沙

沙发shāfā(loanword) sofaHSK 3 沙子shāzisandHSK 3 沙漠shāmòdesertHSK 5 风沙fēngshāsand blown by windHSK 7-9 沙龙shālóngsalon (loanword)HSK 7-9 沙滩shātānbeachHSK 7-9

More HSK 3 characters

按ànto pressHSK 3 把bǎto hold; to graspHSK 3 搬bānto move (i.e. relocate oneself)HSK 3 保bǎoBulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])HSK 3 被bèiquiltHSK 3 币bìmoneyHSK 3 标biāomarkHSK 3 并bìngandHSK 3 播bōto sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc); to broadcast (radio signals etc)HSK 3 补bǔto repairHSK 3

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