Chinese Character 砂 Meanings and components.

Form

砂

Meaning

砂 meaning[3] in English

Sand.

Gravel.

Granule.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 砂 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Shi (石) , and few (少)

Its radical[1] is: 石 (shi2) which means: Surname Shi, .石shi2surname Shi

In cangjie it is written with MRFH

How to write 砂

To write砂sha1sand you should write a combination of 石shi2surname Shi , 少shao3few arranged in a 吅 shape:

石 + 少 = 砂

砂 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 砂 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 砂, looks as follow:

砂
Pinyin:sha1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Sand . Gravel . Granule . Variant Of 沙[Sha1]
石
Pinyin:shi2
Meaning[3]: Surname Shi
少
Pinyin:shao3 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Few . Less . To Lack . To Be Missing . To Stop (Doing Sth) . Seldom
小
Pinyin:xiao3
Meaning[3]: Small . Tiny . Few . Young
丿
Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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