Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

(insect); (phonetic); (grass); Cyperus rotundus

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “sha” becomes a different word in each tone. 莎 is the 1st 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

  • 莎草suō cǎococo-grass; nut sedge (Cyperus rotundus)
  • 莎丽shā lìsari (loanword)
  • 阿莎力ā shā lì(coll.) straightforward; unreserved; openhearted (Tw) (loanword from Japanese "assari")
  • 玛莎拉mǎ shā lā(loanword) masala
  • 莎莎舞shā shā wǔsalsa (dance)

Example Sentence

莎士比亚是英国著名的剧作家。Shā shì bǐ yà shì Yīng guó zhù míng de jù zuò jiā.Shakespeare was a famous English playwright.

莎士比亚Shā shì bǐ yàShakespeare (name)shìisYīngBritishguócountry著名zhù míngfamousdeof剧作家jù zuò jiāplaywright