1. 沙
  2. 龙

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.

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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龙

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Previous (游)Next (树)
  • 695th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 325 words
  • Component in 36 characters

Decomposition

1Once
龙→
No glyph available匕
2Radical
龙→
龙dragon
3Graphical
龙→
𠂇丶乚㇒

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lóng (Long2)surname Long
2. lóng (long2)dragon • CL:條|条[tiao2] • imperial

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 龙 lóng (long2)The component 龙 is pronounced as 'lóng' (long2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

龙 also appears in:
龍鑨籠襲襱龒龑躘驡礱蠪龔龓聾龎龙袭庞笼垄拢宠胧聋咙龚陇珑龛茏泷垅砻眬栊詟

Example Words

Common

龙年 (龍年)
龙马精神 (龍馬精神)

Uncommon

亚龙湾 (亞龍灣)
倚天屠龙记 (倚天屠龍記)
古龙 (古龍)
天龙八部 (天龍八部)
小龙 (小龍)
恐龙 (恐龍)
成龙 (成龍)
李小龙 (李小龍)
水龙头 (水龍頭)
沙龙 (沙龍)
火龙 (火龍)
火龙果 (火龍果)
乌龙 (烏龍)
乌龙茶 (烏龍茶)
盘龙 (盤龍)
舞龙 (舞龍)
车水马龙 (車水馬龍)
长龙 (長龍)
青龙 (青龍)
飞龙 (飛龍)
黑龙江 (黑龍江)
龙井 (龍井)
龙城 (龍城)
龙岩 (龍岩)
龙岗 (龍崗)
龙岗区 (龍崗區)
龙卷风 (龍捲風)
龙江 (龍江)
龙潭 (龍潭)
龙湾 (龍灣)
龙王 (龍王)
龙眼 (龍眼)
龙脉 (龍脈)
龙虾 (龍蝦)
龙猫 (龍貓)
龙门 (龍門)
龙头 (龍頭)
龙飞 (龍飛)
龙飞凤舞 (龍飛鳳舞)

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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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