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IDENTITY

shāsand

HSK 4Top 800

CORE MEANING

sand

Part of speech
noun
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.sandHSK4

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
water radical (shuǐ)
strokes
7
Structure
left-right compound
IDS sequence
⿰氵少
    • water
    • gives the sound shā (historical)

USAGE

Common words

沙子shāzisand
沙发shāfāsofa
沙滩shātānbeach

Graded examples

  • 孩子们在沙滩上玩。Háizimen zài shātān shang wán.HSK4

    The children play on the beach.

RELATIONS

Lookalike — don’t mix up

LEARNING

Memory aid

Water (氵) wearing rocks down into little (少) grains — sand.

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#800
Memory aid
memory-aid

TRUST & SOURCES

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Last reviewed
2026-08-15

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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