shā

common
noun
adjective

Meaning of

沙 means sand; small stone particles; something resembling sand. Pronounced shā.

  • sand; small stone particles
  • something resembling sand
  • surname

Character Info

Radical
Strokes7
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Hái
zi
men
zài
shā
tān
shàng
duī
shā
bǎo
 

The children are building sandcastles on the beach.

Shā
dào
chù
dōu
shì
shā
zi
 

There is sand everywhere in the desert.

Fēng
shā
zi
chuī
jìn
le
de
yǎn
jīng
 

The wind blew sand into my eyes.

Zhè
tiáo
de
chuáng
yǒu
hěn
duō
shā
 

There is a lot of sand in the riverbed of this river.

Fáng
lín
fáng
zhǐ
fēng
shā
qīn
shí
nóng
tián
 

Windbreaks can prevent sand erosion of farmland.