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挲

sā

Character

What 挲 means

1. used in {摩挲|mā sa}

Other readings

挲 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• suōused in {摩挲|mó suō}
• suōvariant of {挲|suō}

Words containing 挲

• 摩挲mā sa(colloquial) to remove (crinkles, dirt) with the palm of the hand; Taiwan pr. mó suō

Characters built on 沙

These share the phonetic component 沙 (shā), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 莎shākatydid (family Tettigoniidae); phonetic "sha" used in transliteration
• 鲨shāshark
• 裟shāused in 袈裟
• 痧shācholera

Characters that look like 挲

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 掌zhǎngpalm of the hand; sole of the foot; paw
• 犁líplow
• 窜cuànto flee; to scuttle; to exile or banish
• 挛luán(bound form) (of muscles) to cramp; to spasm
• 絮xùcotton wadding; fig. padding; long-winded
• 掣chèto pull; to draw; to pull back

Sounds the same

Read sā, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 撒to let go; to cast; to let loose
• 仨three (colloquial equivalent of 三个)