沙

The character "沙" has 7 strokes. "沙" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "沙" has 2 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "沙" are "shā" "shà" . View the stroke order of "沙">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "沙"

n.: sand; grit; sth resembling sand; sth granular or powdery; utensils made of sand or pottery clay

adj.: hoarse; (of voice) hoarse; husky

v.: sift; sieve; screen

• sand : n.沙；沙滩；（Sand）人名：桑
• grit : n.砂；砂砾；砂粒；勇气；决心；坚毅；坚定；粗砂岩；细度
• hoarse : adj.嘶哑的；刺耳的
• husky : adj.粗糙刺耳的；嘶哑的；强壮的；高大的；似（空）壳的；有壳的；壳的；多壳的
• sift : v.筛；筛分；过滤；剔除；筛选；遴选；使分开；通过筛具般撒下；落下；通过
• sieve : n.筛；筛网；滤器；什么都装不住的东西
• screen : n.幕；屏；幔；帐；阴极射线管等的表面；荧光屏；网屏；网版；检查系统；大筛子；滤网

Form words with "沙"

沙画师 sand painting artist

沙发布 sofa fabric; sofa terrycloth

沙浴疗法 arenation; sand treatment

灭火沙 sand for extinguishing fire

把沙耙平 rake the sand smooth

把嗓子都喊沙了 shout oneself hoarse

Example phrases using "沙"

• 沙呈波浪形，凸起一道道波纹。

  The sand undulated and was ridged with ripples.

• 被风吹起的沙。

  Wind-driven sand.

• 古德温暗沙。

  [in place names]Goodwin Sands.

• 接着，沙斯塔又想到了一个念头。

  Then another thought came into Shasta's mind.

• 制约沙产业发展的瓶颈因素是水.

  Water is the restrictive factor for sand industry development.

• 我选择沙海胆,因为它来自海洋.

  I chose a sand dollar because it comes from the ocean.

• 说完艾里沙·索恩爵士便离开了。

  And with that, Ser Alliser Thorne took his leave of them.

• 他们的骆驼无数,多如海边的沙.

  Their camels could no more be counted than the sand on the seashore.

• 沙普顿表示他希望艾默斯被开除。

  Sharpton says he wants Imus to be fired.

• 沙掩盖住了那个矿的所有入口。

  Sand has disguised all entrances to the mine.