1. 沙
  2. 發

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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發

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Previous (过)Next (后)
  • 47th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 423 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
發→
癶No glyph available
2Radical
發→
癶footsteps弓bow殳weapon/lance
3Graphical
發→
癶匚㇉丿㇠㇇㇏

Pinyin & Meaning

1. fā (fa1)to send out • to show (one's feeling) • to issue • to develop • classifier for gunshots (rounds)
2. fà (fa4)hair • Taiwan pr. [fa3]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

發 also appears in:
醱蕟蹳

Example Words

Common

出发 (出發)
恭喜发财 (恭喜發財)
发布 (發佈)
发展 (發展)
发现 (發現)
发生 (發生)
发表 (發表)
发起 (發起)
转发 (轉發)

Uncommon

启发 (啟發)
大润发 (大潤發)
引发 (引發)
打发 (打發)
批发 (批發)
散发 (散發)
沙发 (沙發)
激发 (激發)
爆发 (爆發)
发布会 (發佈會)
发作 (發作)
发光 (發光)
发冷 (發冷)
发出 (發出)
发动 (發動)
发动机 (發動機)
发呆 (發呆)
发售 (發售)
发射 (發射)
发帖 (發帖)
发怒 (發怒)
发愁 (發愁)
发抖 (發抖)
发掘 (發掘)
发挥 (發揮)
发放 (發放)
发明 (發明)
发条 (發條)
发泄 (發洩)
发火 (發火)
发炎 (發炎)
发热 (發熱)
发烧 (發燒)
发疯 (發瘋)
发痒 (發癢)
发票 (發票)
发福 (發福)
发红 (發紅)
发给 (發給)
发声 (發聲)
发育 (發育)
发胖 (發胖)
发脾气 (發脾氣)
发自 (發自)
发芽 (發芽)
发行 (發行)
发觉 (發覺)
发言 (發言)
发言人 (發言人)
发誓 (發誓)
发财 (發財)
发货 (發貨)
发车 (發車)
发送 (發送)
发达 (發達)
发酵 (發酵)
发霉 (發霉)
发音 (發音)
发飙 (發飆)
研发 (研發)
突发 (突發)
蒸发 (蒸發)
补发 (補發)
越发 (越發)
开发 (開發)
开发商 (開發商)
颁发 (頒發)
首发 (首發)

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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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