• 2707th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 36 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shā (sha1)sand • gravel • granule

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shā (sha1)The component is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for shā (sha1)The component is pronounced as 'shǎo' (shao3). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for shā (sha1)The component is pronounced as 'shào' (shao4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

砂糖 
砂锅 (砂鍋)
磨砂 

Uncommon

朱砂 
砂岩 
砂石 
砂纸 (砂紙)
磨砂膏 

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  • 2070th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 49 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. guō (guo1)pot • pan • boiler • CL:口[kou3],隻|只[zhi1]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

火锅 (火鍋)

Uncommon

二锅头 (二鍋頭)
回锅肉 (回鍋肉)
平底锅 (平底鍋)
沙锅 (沙鍋)
油锅 (油鍋)
炒锅 (炒鍋)
砂锅 (砂鍋)
蒸锅 (蒸鍋)
锅巴 (鍋巴)
锅炉 (鍋爐)
锅盖 (鍋蓋)
锅贴 (鍋貼)
铁锅 (鐵鍋)
开锅 (開鍋)
电饭锅 (電飯鍋)
高压锅 (高壓鍋)

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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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