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莎

shā

Character

What 莎 means

1. katydid (family Tettigoniidae)
2. phonetic "sha" used in transliteration

Other readings

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

• suōused in {莎草|suō cǎo}

Example sentences

• 莎米来了。
  Sami appeared.
• 我爱娜塔莎。
  I love Natasha.
• 我叫杜莎娜。
  I am called Dusanna.
• 丽莎心情不好。
  Liisa was in a bad mood.
• 莎米听到巨响。
  Sami heard a thump.
• 莎莉每天施肥。
  Ziri applies fertilizer monthly.

Words starting with 莎

• 莎拉Shā lāSara or Sarah (name)
• 莎草suō cǎococo-grass; nut sedge (Cyperus rotundus)
• 莎丽shā lìsari (loanword)
• 莎莎舞shā shā wǔsalsa (dance)
• 莎车县Shā chē XiànYarkant, a county in Kashgar City 喀什市
• 莎拉波娃Shā lā bō wáSharapova (Russian female tennis star)
• 莎翁Shā wēngShakespeare; slang or popular culture abbr. of 莎士比亚
• 莎莎酱shā shā jiàng(loanword) salsa (sauce)
• 莎拉·佩林Shā lā · Pèi línSarah Palin (1964-), US Republican politician, State governor of Alaska from 2006
• 莎拉·布莱曼Shā lā · Bù lái mànSarah Brightman (1960-), English pop star
• 莎士比亚Shā shì bǐ yàShakespeare (name); William Shakespeare (1564-1616), poet and playwright
• 莎车Shā chēsee 莎车县

Words containing 莎

• 伊丽莎白Yī lì shā báiElizabeth (person name)
• 蒙娜丽莎Méng nà Lì shāMona Lisa
• 伯莎Bó shā(name) Bertha
• 马莎Mǎ shāMarks and Spencers, UK retail chain; Martha (name)
• 特雷莎Tè léi shāTeresa; Theresa (name)
• 玛莎拉mǎ shā lā(loanword) masala
• 美杜莎Měi dù shāMedusa (monster of Greek mythology)
• 阿伊莎Ā yī shāAyshe, Aise or Ayesha (name); Aishah bint Abi Bakr (c. 614-678), youngest wife of prophet…
• 阿依莎Ā yī shāAyshe, Aise or Ayesha (name); Aishah bint Abi Bakr (c. 614-678), youngest wife of prophet…
• 阿莎力ā shā lì(colloquial) straightforward; unreserved; openhearted (Tw)…
• 麦提莎Mài tí shāMaltesers (chocolate-covered confectionery brand)
• 伊莉莎白Yī lì shā báiElizabeth; also written 伊丽莎白
• 斯宾诺莎Sī bīn nuò shāBaruch or Benedict Spinoza (1632-1677), rationalist philosopher
• 杜莎夫人Dù shā fū renMadame Tussaud (1761–1850), French wax sculptor who founded the eponymous wax museum in…
• 玛莎拉蒂Mǎ shā lā dìMaserati
• 酪梨莎莎酱lào lí shā shā jiàngguacamole
• 德国汉莎航空公司Dé guó Hàn shā Háng kōng Gōng sīDeutsche Lufthansa AG
• 威廉·莎士比亚Wēi lián · Shā shì bǐ yàWilliam Shakespeare (1564-1616), poet and playwright
• 阿加莎·克里斯蒂Ā jiā shā · Kè lǐ sī dìAgatha Christie
• 罗莎Luó shāRosa (name)
• 卡秋莎Kǎ qiū shāKatyusha (name); name of a Russian wartime song; nickname of a rocket launcher used by…
• 喀秋莎Kā qiū shāKatyusha (name); name of a Russian wartime song; nickname of a rocket launcher used by…

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.

• 鲨shāshark
• 挲sāused in 摩挲
• 裟shāused in 袈裟
• 痧shācholera

Characters that look like 莎

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

• 获huò(literary) to catch; to capture; (literary) to get; to obtain; to win
• 修xiūto decorate; to embellish; to repair
• 茶chátea; tea plant
• 荡dàngto wash; to squander; to sweep away
• 倭wōdwarf; Japanese (derog.) (old)
• 昴mǎothe Pleiades

Sounds the same

Read shā, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 杀to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack; to weaken; to reduce; (dialect) to smart
• 沙granule; hoarse; raspy
• 纱cotton yarn; muslin
• 煞to terminate; to cut short; to bring to a stop
• 砂sand; gravel; granule
• 刹to brake
• 鲨shark
• 痧cholera
• 裟used in 袈裟
• 铩(old) spear; lance; (literary) to cripple; to harm; to injure
• 樧Zanthoxylum ailanthoides
• 魦shark family, including some rays and skates