Memory phrase for the character: 沙

沙

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Meaning granule, sand, powder, hoarse, raspy

Pronunciation

shā

Explanation

Left: water 氵, right: few, little 少 (A small 小 stroke ノ is too few)

Mnemonic
 
(In the past, water was never fully pure:) In the water is a little sand.

Radicals

氵 Water
少 few, little
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 Vocabulary

沙皇 Shā huáng  Tsar
沙哑 shā yǎ  hoarse; rough
沙坑 shā kēng  sandbox; jumping pit (athletics); sand trap, bunker (golf)
沙滩 shā tān  sand bar; beach
沙爹 shā diē  satay (sauce)
沙爹酱 shā diē jiàng  satay sauce
沙丘 shā qiū  sand dune; sandy hill
沙俄 Shā é  Tsarist Russia
沙俄 Shā é  
沙漠 shā mò  desert
沙特阿拉伯 Shā tè Ā lā bó  Saudi Arabia
沙特阿拉伯 Shā tè Ā lā bó  

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