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

Decomposition

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

also appears in:

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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  • 1285th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 134 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chóng (chong2)worm or insect • generic term for animals • CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for chóng (chong2)The component is pronounced as 'chóng' (chong2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

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Example Words

Common

懒虫 (懶蟲)
昆虫 (昆蟲)
毛毛虫 (毛毛蟲)
蚊虫 (蚊蟲)
蛔虫 (蛔蟲)
萤火虫 (螢火蟲)
虫子 (蟲子)
虫草 (蟲草)

Uncommon

冬虫夏草 (冬蟲夏草)
可怜虫 (可憐蟲)
害虫 (害蟲)
幼虫 (幼蟲)
书虫 (書蟲)
杀虫剂 (殺蟲劑)
毛虫 (毛蟲)
沙虫 (沙蟲)
爬虫 (爬蟲)
瓢虫 (瓢蟲)
甲壳虫 (甲殼蟲)
精虫 (精蟲)
网虫 (網蟲)
蛀虫 (蛀蟲)
蛆虫 (蛆蟲)
蝗虫 (蝗蟲)
螨虫 (蟎蟲)
虫洞 (蟲洞)
虫牙 (蟲牙)
虫蛀 (蟲蛀)
蠕虫 (蠕蟲)
雕虫小技 (雕蟲小技)
飞虫 (飛蟲)

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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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