沙
Sha1
#846 most
frequent character
surname Sha
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
沙 puts 氵 water with 少 shǎo, which means grains of sand and also supplies the sound. It first meant sand. The meaning grew to granulated and to gritty or hoarse.
Drawn as: water; sand grains
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