1. 沙
  2. 石

沙

Previous (域)Next (掉)
  • 846th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 192 words
  • Component in 12 characters

Decomposition

1Once
沙→
氵少
2Radical
沙→
氵water小small丿bend
3Graphical
沙→
⺀㇀亅八丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shā (Sha1)surname Sha
2. shā (sha1)granule • hoarse • raspy • sand • powder • CL:粒[li4] • abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 沙 shā (sha1)The component 少 is pronounced as 'shǎo' (shao3). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 沙 shā (sha1)The component 少 is pronounced as 'shào' (shao4). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for 沙 shā (sha1)The component 氵 is pronounced as 'shuǐ' (shui3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

沙 also appears in:
莎鲨娑裟挲痧桫髿閯鯋逤鯊

Example Words

Common

沙场 (沙場)
沙拉 
沙漠 
沙滩 (沙灘)
沙发 (沙發)
长沙 (長沙)

Uncommon

冰沙 
南沙 
南沙区 (南沙區)
尖沙咀 
川沙 
沙丁鱼 (沙丁魚)
沙丘 
沙僧 
沙哑 (沙啞)
沙坪坝 (沙坪壩)
沙尘暴 (沙塵暴)
沙子 
沙巴 
沙市 
沙律 
沙沙 
沙河 
沙洲 
沙漏 
沙湾 (沙灣)
沙特 
沙特阿拉伯 
沙田 
沙画 (沙畫)
沙皇 
沙石 
沙砾 (沙礫)
沙粒 
沙县 (沙縣)
沙袋 
沙锅 (沙鍋)
沙头角 (沙頭角)
沙龙 (沙龍)
泥沙 
白沙 
细沙 (細沙)
豆沙 
豆沙包 
金沙 
金沙江 
长沙市 (長沙市)
风沙 (風沙)

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石

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Previous (城)Next (级)
  • 414th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 409 words
  • Component in 206 characters

Decomposition

1Once
石→
丆口
2Radical
石→
石stone
3Graphical
石→
一丿口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shí (Shi2)surname Shi
2. dàn (dan4)dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗 • ten pecks • one hundred liters
3. shí (shi2)rock • stone • stone inscription • one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 石 dàn (dan4)The component 石 is pronounced as 'dàn' (dan4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 石 shí (shi2)The component 石 is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

石 also appears in:
确石研破础硬码碰矿碎岩碍磨磁碗碧碑砍拓硕砖砸碌砂硫碳碟砰碱磅礁磷磕硝砌矶磋硅磊砾蘑磺磐碉碘碾泵砚砥宕碴砧砷橐矾硼蠹斫砺砭碣碛硒硎礴砣碜砒砦矸砝碇碚矽砉磬砩硪碓硐硷硗碡硌砻柘磔砗砹砀硖炻磙砜磴砬硭硇確跖菪砘砼砑碶磲碥碲祏砟礅磻礌矻礎磉硏碁礙硃磾礓礞耱硱礡硚碕礦硁砲碼砢碻袥磜磡礄磥硙磫碃鉐硽磿礈礜砮砛硈磦礨礋磈磳磩磭磚礱硣磹礀趤鼫磑硄碔碦碸磃礘礮磞碠磽碭碽磸礉硊碅磪礒矵矺砪硂碒磣碀礇饝砫硟碩磄礂礊砏磯砤礑碵礐礤磠

Example Words

Common

一石二鸟 (一石二鳥)
宝石 (寶石)
石化 
石家庄 (石家莊)
石榴 
石油 
石头 (石頭)
绿宝石 (綠寶石)
绿松石 (綠松石)
铁石心肠 (鐵石心腸)
钻石 (鑽石)

Uncommon

中石化 
化石 
吸铁石 (吸鐵石)
基石 
垫脚石 (墊腳石)
大理石 
岩石 
巨石 
巨石阵 (巨石陣)
采石场 (採石場)
沙石 
泥石流 
海枯石烂 (海枯石爛)
滴水穿石 
火石 
玉石 
玉石俱焚 
王安石 
番石榴 
盘石 (盤石)
石像 
石刻 
石器 
石块 (石塊)
石墨 
石家庄市 (石家莊市)
石库门 (石庫門)
石景山 
石板 
石板路 
石林 
石柱 
石河子 
石灰 
石狮 (石獅)
石狮市 (石獅市)
石碑 
石窟 
石膏 
石英 
石蜡 (石蠟)
石门 (石門)
石阶 (石階)
石龙 (石龍)
碎石 
磁石 
磐石 
磨刀石 
礁石 
矿石 (礦石)
红宝石 (紅寶石)
绊脚石 (絆腳石)
结石 (結石)
胆结石 (膽結石)
落井下石 
蒋介石 (蔣介石)
蓝宝石 (藍寶石)
试金石 (試金石)
金刚石 (金剛石)
金石 
铁石 (鐵石)
陨石 (隕石)
鹅卵石 (鵝卵石)
黄石 (黃石)
齐白石 (齊白石)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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