Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “sha”
23 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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First tone
shā
杀
shā
纱to kill, to murder, to slaughter
6 strokes · HSK 3.0 L6shā
沙gauze, muslin, yarn
7 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9shā
刹sand, gravel, pebbles
7 strokesshā
剎temple, shrine, monastary
8 strokesshā
砂temple, shrine, monastary
9 strokesshā
殺sand, pebbles, gravel
9 strokesshā
紗to kill, to murder, to slaughter
10 strokesshā
莎gauze, muslin, yarn
10 strokesshā
铩a kind of sedge grass that used to be woven into raincoats
10 strokesshā
痧spear
11 strokesshā
煞cholera
12 strokesshā
裟demon, fiend
13 strokesshā
鲨cassock
13 strokesshā
鎩shark
15 strokesshā
鯊spear
18 strokesshā
shark
18 strokes3
Third tone
shǎ
4
Fourth tone
shà
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