1. 白
  2. 沙

白

Previous (听)Next (却)
  • 286th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.08% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 243 words
  • Component in 120 characters

Decomposition

1Once
白→
日㇒
2Radical
白→
白white
3Graphical
白→
口一㇒

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bái (Bai2)surname Bai
2. bái (bai2)white • snowy • pure • bright • empty • blank • plain • clear • to make clear • in vain • gratuitous • free of charge • reactionary • anti-communist • funeral • to stare coldly • to write wrong character • to state • to explain • vernacular • spoken lines in opera

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 白 bái (bai2)The component 白 is pronounced as 'bái' (bai2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

白 also appears in:
的原白百愿怕源激皇伯迫拍缩皆帕貌柏泉穆宿缴邀锦棉泊碧绵陌腺煌舶惶谐凰魄兜啪珀皓皂皖蝗楷弼皈揩帛偕藥藐褶皑皋徨翱蓿熠嗥皙隍皎摺箔粕檄铂湟锴邈遑葩螈佰槔塬敫篁鳇線皤習縮徼鲌竅階貊鮊喈鳈唣鰁龤蔸锽鰉翫綿菂矊願鳛緜篼騽稭霫覈艎繳艊礉薂蒈諧韟葲錦葟躒

Example Words

High Frequency

明白 
白 
白天 
白羊座 
白色 

Medium Frequency

伊丽莎白 (伊麗莎白)
告白 
坦白 
大白菜 
太白 
对白 (對白)
旁白 
李白 
清白 
洁白 (潔白)
独白 (獨白)
白人 
白吃 
白嫩 
白宫 (白宮)
白日 
白日梦 (白日夢)
白昼 (白晝)
白求恩 
白净 (白淨)
白痴 
白白 
白皙 
白眼 
白糖 
白花花 
白茫茫 
白菜 
白血病 
白话 (白話)
白费 (白費)
白酒 
白醋 
白金 
白银 (白銀)
白开水 (白開水)
白雪 
白云 (白雲)
白云区 (白雲區)
白领 (白領)
白头 (白頭)
白头偕老 (白頭偕老)
白头到老 (白頭到老)
白饭 (白飯)
白发 (白髮)
白鲸 (白鯨)
直白 
空白 
美白 
苍白 (蒼白)
苍白无力 (蒼白無力)
蛋白 
蛋白质 (蛋白質)
表白 
雪白 
黑白 
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沙

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Previous (域)Next (掉)
  • 846th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 104 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.
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Appears In

沙 also appears in:
莎鲨娑裟挲痧桫髿閯鯋逤鯊

Example Words

High Frequency

沙 
沙场 (沙場)
沙拉 
沙漠 
沙滩 (沙灘)
沙发 (沙發)
长沙 (長沙)

Medium Frequency

冰沙 
南沙 
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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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.