1. 砂
  2. 纸

砂

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  • 2707th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 36 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
砂→
石少
2Radical
砂→
石stone小small丿bend
3Graphical
砂→
一丿口亅八丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shā (sha1)sand • gravel • granule

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 砂 shā (sha1)The component 石 is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 砂 shā (sha1)The component 少 is pronounced as 'shǎo' (shao3). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for 砂 shā (sha1)The component 少 is pronounced as 'shào' (shao4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

砂糖 
砂锅 (砂鍋)
磨砂 

Uncommon

朱砂 
砂岩 
砂石 
砂纸 (砂紙)
磨砂膏 

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纸

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Previous (宁)Next (诸)
  • 1018th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 109 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
纸→
纟氏
2Radical
纸→
纟silk氏clan
3Graphical
纸→
㇛一㇒㇗㇂一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhǐ (zhi3)paper • CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2] • classifier for documents, letter etc

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 纸 zhǐ (zhi3)The component 氏 is pronounced as 'shì' (shi4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 纸 zhǐ (zhi3)The component 纟 is pronounced as 'sī' (si1). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for 纸 zhǐ (zhi3)The component 氏 is pronounced as 'zhī' (zhi1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

报纸 (報紙)
壁纸 (壁紙)

Uncommon

信纸 (信紙)
剪纸 (剪紙)
图纸 (圖紙)
宣纸 (宣紙)
废纸 (廢紙)
折纸 (摺紙)
烧纸 (燒紙)
墙纸 (牆紙)
纸婚 (紙婚)
纸巾 (紙巾)
纸币 (紙幣)
纸张 (紙張)
纸杯 (紙杯)
纸板 (紙板)
纸条 (紙條)
纸片 (紙片)
纸牌 (紙牌)
纸箱 (紙箱)
纸醉金迷 (紙醉金迷)
纸鹤 (紙鶴)
卫生纸 (衛生紙)
贴纸 (貼紙)
造纸 (造紙)
餐巾纸 (餐巾紙)

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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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