Memory phrase for the Kanji: 沙

沙

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Meaning

granule, sand, powder, hoarse, raspy

Pronunciation

 shā

Explanation

 Left: water 氵, right: few, little 少 (A small 小 stroke ノ is too few)

Mnemonic
(In the past, water was never fully pure:) In the water is a little sand.

Radicals

氵 Water
少 few, little
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Vocabulary

 沙皇  Shā huáng  Tsar
 沙哑  shā yǎ  hoarse; rough
 沙坑  shā kēng  sandbox; jumping pit (athletics); sand trap, bunker (golf)
 沙滩  shā tān  sand bar; beach
 沙爹  shā diē  satay (sauce)
 沙爹酱  shā diē jiàng  satay sauce
 沙丘  shā qiū  sand dune; sandy hill
 沙俄  Shā é  Tsarist Russia
 沙俄  Shā é  
 沙漠  shā mò  desert
 沙特阿拉伯  Shā tè Ā lā bó  Saudi Arabia
 沙特阿拉伯  Shā tè Ā lā bó  

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