1. 沙
  2. 坪
  3. 坝

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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坪

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Previous (泻)Next (梳)
  • 2710th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 28 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
坪→
土平
2Radical
坪→
土earth干dry丷eight/divide
3Graphical
坪→
一丨一一一丨丷

Pinyin & Meaning

1. píng (ping2)a plain

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 坪 píng (ping2)The component 平 is pronounced as 'píng' (ping2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

草坪 

Uncommon

停机坪 (停機坪)
南坪 
沙坪坝 (沙坪壩)

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坝

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Previous (梢)Next (蚕)
  • 2780th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 32 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
坝→
土贝
2Radical
坝→
土earth贝shell
3Graphical
坝→
一丨一冂人

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bà (ba4)dam • dike • embankment • CL:條|条[tiao2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 坝 bà (ba4)The component 贝 is pronounced as 'bèi' (bei4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

大坝 (大壩)
沙坪坝 (沙坪壩)
阿坝 (阿壩)

Uncommon

堤坝 (堤壩)
平坝 (平壩)
水坝 (水壩)
沙坝 (沙壩)
溃坝 (潰壩)
留坝 (留壩)
葛洲坝 (葛洲壩)
阿坝州 (阿壩州)

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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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