Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

(dialect) what

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “sha” becomes a different word in each tone. 啥 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 为啥wèi shádialectal equivalent of 为什么
  • 啥子shá zi(dialect) what
  • 呒啥m shádialectal equivalent of 没什么

Example Sentence

你刚才说啥?我没听清楚。Nǐ gāng cái shuō shá? Wǒ méi tīng qīng chu.What did you just say? I did not hear clearly.

you刚才gāng cáijust nowshuōto speakshádialectal equivalent of 什么Iméinot听清tīng qīngto hear clearlychudistinct