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沙

sand

沙 is composed of the radical 水 (water) and 少 (few). 水 is a pictograph of a river, while 少 depicts four tiny particles. Thus, 沙 refers to fine grains of stone accumulated by the water’s edge, meaning sand.

Vocabulary of 沙

  • 沙灘 (beach)
  • 風沙 (sandstorm)
  • 豆沙 (bean paste)

Classification

Related Characters:

4水
water5永forever5氾
flood6汐tide6汎flood6汗
sweat6池
pond6汔dry7決decide7汪expanse of water7沃fertile7沙sand7汽steam7泛float8泳swim8泡bubble8沓many8踏tread8注
pour8油oil8泄
leak8沿along8波wave8泗nasal mucus8泊docking8泥mud8沾
moisten8法law9洽
contact9洗wash9泉
fountain9活live9洼
sunken9洞cave9洌clear10涌rush10浪wave10酒wine10浩grand10涉wade10浴bath10消disappear10浦shore11清clear11淆confused11淺shallow11渉wade11涼
cool11涯
shore11液liquid11涎saliva12湧rush12渾entire12湯hot or boiling water12渺tiny12滑slide12測measure12湍rush12溲urinate12減reduce12渲wash13源source13溶dissolve13溢overflow13滅extinguish13漠desert14漁
fishing14漫unrestrained14漓seep through14滷brine14漢river15漿broth15潑splash15澄clear15滕
surname15澆
pour16澤pool17濫excessive17濕wet17濡moisten17濛drizzle18濺splash21灌pour22灘beach24灝
vast