Memory phrase for the character: 莎

莎

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Meaning

kind of sedge grass

Pronunciation

shā, suō

Explanation

Left: growing plant 艹, right: sand, gravel 沙 (In [unclear] water 氵is always a little 少 sand.)

Mnemonic

A plant for sandy (grounds) is this: sedge grass.

Radicals

艹	grass, plant	Grass or a rapid growing plant in general. It shows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
氵	water	Simplified from this water 水
少	few, little

Vocabulary

莎士比亚	Shā shì bǐ yà	Shakespeare (name); William Shakespeare (1564-1616), poet and playwright
斯宾诺莎	Sī bīn nuò shā	Baruch or Benedict Spinoza (1632-1677), rationalist philosopher
斯宾诺莎	Sī bīn nuò shā
斯宾诺莎	Sī bīn nuò shā

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