紗 meaning and stroke order
Gauze, muslin, yarn
How to write 紗, stroke by stroke
10 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 紗
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- cotton yarn
- muslin
How 紗 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Thread.
糹 gives the meaning and 少 hints at the sound.
Radical: 糹 (silk), shared by 126 characters on this site.
How to remember 紗
紗 combines the silk radical 糹 (thread) with 少 (shǎo, few or little). Picture fabric made with only a little thread, so it is thin, light and see-through like gauze.
紗 is the traditional form; mainland China writes it 纱. It appears in words for thin fabric and yarn, such as 婚纱 (hūnshā) wedding dress, 面纱 (miànshā) veil and 纱布 (shābù) gauze. Example: 护士用纱布包住了伤口。(Hùshi yòng shābù bāo zhù le shāngkǒu.) The nurse wrapped the wound with gauze.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 少 on the right as 小 or confuse 紗 with 沙 (shā, sand), which has the water radical 氵 instead of the thread radical. Both are pronounced shā, so check the meaning: fabric uses 糹, sand uses 氵.
Common words with 紗
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 紗
How many strokes are in 紗?
紗 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 紗 mean?
紗 (shā) means gauze, muslin, yarn. A common word with it is 婚纱 (hūnshā), meaning "wedding dress".
How do you pronounce 紗?
紗 is pronounced shā, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 紗?
The radical of 紗 is 糹, which carries the idea of "silk". Dictionaries list 紗 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 紗?
紗 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 纱, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 紗 related to 少 in sound?
Yes. 少 is the phonetic part, giving a similar sound, though today 少 is read shǎo and 紗 is read shā. The thread radical 糹 shows the meaning is about fabric or yarn.
What does 纱窗 mean?
纱窗 (shāchuāng) is a window screen, the fine mesh that keeps insects out. It uses 纱 because the mesh is thin and gauze-like.