1. 莎
  2. 翁

莎

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  • 2121st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 25 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
莎→
艹沙
2Radical
莎→
艹grass氵water小small丿bend
3Graphical
莎→
艹⺀㇀亅八丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shā (sha1)katydid (family Tettigoniidae) • phonetic "sha" used in transliteration
2. suō (suo1)see 莎草[suo1 cao3] • see 摩莎[mo2 suo1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 莎 shā (sha1)The component 沙 is pronounced as 'shā' (sha1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 莎 shā (sha1)The component 氵 is pronounced as 'shuǐ' (shui3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

伊丽莎白 (伊麗莎白)
莎士比亚 (莎士比亞)
蒙娜丽莎 (蒙娜麗莎)

Uncommon

玛莎拉蒂 (瑪莎拉蒂)
莎拉 
莎拉波娃 
莎翁 

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翁

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Previous (盈)Next (愁)
  • 2108th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 29 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
翁→
公羽
2Radical
翁→
八eight/divide厶private羽feather
3Graphical
翁→
八㇛丶羽

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wēng (Weng1)surname Weng
2. wēng (weng1)elderly man • father • father-in-law • neck feathers of a bird (old)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

翁 also appears in:
嗡聬蓊鹟鶲

Example Words

Common

富翁 
百万富翁 (百萬富翁)

Uncommon

不倒翁 
主人翁 
塞翁失马 (塞翁失馬)
大富翁 
老翁 
莎翁 
醉翁 

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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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