沙 shā, shà — sand; gravel; grains of sand; sandy; hoarse
沙
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shā sha1
Basic definition
Detailed explanation
noun
adjective
- hoarse e.g 沙喉咙 · 沙嗄
- coarse;crude;rough e.g 沙壳子 · 沙模儿铜钱 · 沙涩
- rude;boorish;vulgar e.g 沙块
- granulated e.g 沙糖 沙瓤
- female e.g 沙牛
shà sha4
Basic definition
- noun (in 沙市) Shashi (place in Hubei) e.g 沙市
Detailed explanation
- verb shake e.g 把米里的稗子沙一沙
Related words
- 沙漠 desert
- 长沙 Changsha (capital of Hunan Province)
- 沙发 sofa
- 沙龙 salon (gathering); salon (cultural venue)
- 治沙 to control desertification; desertification control
- 沙滩 sandy beach; sandbar
- 风沙 sand blown by wind/sandstorm
- 沙化 desertification; to turn sandy
- 沙尘暴 sandstorm
- 泥沙 silt
- 沙丘 sand dune
- 沙尘 sand/sandstorm (common in spring in north China)
- 沙子 sand; grit; small grains
- 黄沙 yellow sand; loess dust
- 沙沙 rustle; swish (onomatopoeia)
- 沙土 sandy soil
- 沙哑 hoarse; husky; raspy
- 沙皇 tsar; czar (title of Russian emperors)
- 沙棘 sea buckthorn
- 沙场 sandpit/battleground/battlefield