沙

shā
#846 most
frequent character
granule, hoarse, raspy, sand
Measure words:粒 lì

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

沙 as a component in other characters

meaning1 character
鲨
sound7 characters
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Same Characters, Different Readings

沙Sha1
surname Sha

Homophones

HSK 5
杀shā
to kill, to murder, to fight

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