沙shā
sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated. 7 strokes, radical 氵, first met in HSK 3.
How to write 沙
Strokes 1–3 write 氵, then strokes 4–7 write 少.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 沙 · the stroke-order rules
What 沙 is made of
氵 (shuǐ, water) and 少 (shǎo, few).
氵 carries the meaning — water — and 少 carries the sound.
Words that use 沙
| 沙子 | sand 沙漠里又干又细的小颗粒 狂风卷起漫天沙子遮蔽天日。The fierce wind whipped up sand that blotted out the sky. Lesson 216, 烽火沙场与失落守护 · 历史纵横与名胜古迹 · Historical Chronicles, Dynasty Landmarks & Cultural Heritage |
| 沙发 | a sofa 客厅里又软又大，能坐好几个人的椅子 爷爷喜欢坐在沙发上看电视。Grandpa likes to sit on the sofa and watch television. Lesson 223, 客厅小憩与居家陈设 · 居所闲暇与日常生活 · Domestic Leisure, Home Living & Casual Recreation |
| 沙漠 | desert 指气候干旱、植被稀少的荒芜地区 植树造林改变了荒凉沙漠。Tree-planting transformed the desolate desert. Lesson 476, 瀚漠绿洲 · 笃毅克己与登攀拓界 · Resolute Restraint & Boundless Ascent |
Characters that share the sound part 少
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 氵
All 76 of them, and what the radical means, on the 氵 radical page.