Memory phrase for the character: 纱

纱

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Meaning

cotton yarn, muslin, gauze

Pronunciation

shā

Explanation

 Left: thread 纟/糸, right: few, little 少 (A small 小 stroke ノ is too few.)

Mnemonic
 
If the threads are few, it is a yarn or a loose gauze.

Radicals

糸 threadIt has in its upper part the radical "short thread" 幺.
少 few, little




 Vocabulary

经纱 jīng shā  warp (vertical thread in weaving)
纬纱 wěi shā  woof (horizontal thread in weaving); weft
纬纱 wěi shā  

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