Dong Chinese dictionary

shā

sand

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 少 represents the sound.

Components

氵 Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

shǎo, shào

few

少 depicts four small grains of sand.

Evolution

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

shā

sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated; granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; CL:粒[lì]; abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia

Shā

surname Sha

Most common words with 沙

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	沙	granule
	沙发	sofa (loanword)
	沙漠	desert
	沙滩	beach
	长沙	Changsha prefecture-level city and capital of Hunan province in south central China

Component uses

Sound component in 8 characters (0 verified)

Sources