Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 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 thread(It has in its upper part the radical "short thread" 幺.)
少 few, little
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Vocabulary

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

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