1. 莎
  2. 鲨
  3. 鯊
  4. 裟
  5. 痧

莎

Previous (妮)Next (尉)
  • 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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鲨

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Previous (枷)Next (蹑)
  • 3656th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 6 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
鲨→
沙鱼
2Radical
鲨→
氵water小small丿bend鱼fish
3Graphical
鲨→
⺀㇀亅八丿⺈冂一丨一一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shā (sha1)shark

Pronunciation Clues

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

Example Words

Common

鲨鱼 (鯊魚)

Uncommon

大白鲨 (大白鯊)

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鯊

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Previous (枷)Next (蹑)
  • 3656th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 6 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
鯊→
沙魚
2Radical
鯊→
氵water小small丿bend魚fish
3Graphical
鯊→
⺀㇀亅八丿⺈冂一丨一灬

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shā (sha1)shark

Pronunciation Clues

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

Example Words

Common

鲨鱼 (鯊魚)

Uncommon

大白鲨 (大白鯊)

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裟

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Previous (钴)Next (啶)
  • 4762nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 1 word
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
裟→
沙衣
2Radical
裟→
氵water小small丿bend衣clothes
3Graphical
裟→
⺀㇀亅八丿一丶㇒㇗冫

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shā (sha1)Buddhist monk's robe

Pronunciation Clues

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

Example Words

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痧

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Previous (冼)Next (蕖)
  • 5727th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 3 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
痧→
疒沙
2Radical
痧→
疒sickness氵water小small丿bend
3Graphical
痧→
一丶厂丶⺀㇀亅八丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shā (sha1)cholera

Pronunciation Clues

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

Example Words

Uncommon

刮痧 

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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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