砂
shā
#2,707 most
frequent character
sand, gravel, granule, variant of 沙[sha1]
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
砂 joins 石 stone with 少 shǎo, which means grains of sand and also gives the sound. It first meant gravel, then grew to mean sand or grit.
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