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沙
shā
Main
English Definitiongranule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia; (Chinese surname)
Simplified Script沙
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinshā
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄕㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping)saa1
Part of Speech(名) noun
Measure Words粒
Proficiency Test LevelTOCFL=6

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沙发shāfāsofa (loanword); (Internet slang) the first reply or replier to a forum post
沙拉shālāsalad (loanword)
沙漠shāmòdesert
沙滩shātānbeach; sandy shore
沙子shāzisand; grit
Words With Same Tail Word    
长沙chángshāChangsha prefecture-level city and capital of Hunan province in south central China
加沙jiāshāGaza; same as 加沙地带, the Gaza strip
泥沙níshāsilt
风沙fēngshāsand blown by wind; sandstorm
黄沙huángshāAsian dust
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