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啥 (shá): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 6

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2.

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3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

啥

口kǒu · mouth

舍shè · house

啥=

4.

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5.

Related Words: 啥

为啥 • wèi shá • why

wèi为

shá啥

why

6.

Example Sentences

nǐ你

wèi为

shá啥

zhè这

me么

wǎn晚

cái

Information

Pinyinshá

Meaningwhat

Strokes11

Radical口

Traditional啥

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#2082

Zhuyinㄕㄚˊ

UnicodeU+5565

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口kǒu · mouth

+舍shè · house

啥事 • shá shì • what's the matter

shá啥

shì事

what's the matter

干啥 • gàn shá • what to do

gàn干

shá啥

what to do

没啥 • méi shá • nothing much

méi没

shá啥

nothing much

才

huí回

jiā家

？

Why did you come home so late?

nǐ你

gāng刚

cái才

shuō说

shá啥

？

wǒ我

méi没

tīng听

qīng清

chu楚

。

What did you just say? I didn't hear clearly.

nǐ你

zhǎo找

wǒ我

yǒu有

shá啥

shì事

？

What do you want to see me about?

zhōu周

mò末

méi没

shá啥

ān安

pái排

，

jiù就

zài在

jiā家

xiū休

xi息

。

I have no plans for the weekend, I'll just rest at home.

zhōu周

mò末

méi没

shá啥

tè特

bié别

de的

jì计

huà划

，

jiù就

zài在

jiā家

xiū休

xi息

。

I have no special plans for the weekend, I'll just rest at home.

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Characters pronounced "sha".

煞shàmalignant deity; baleful, noxious; strike dead
莎shākind of sedge grass, used anciently for raincoats
霎shàlight rain, drizzle; an instant; passing
纱shāgauze; thin silk
砂shāView details
沙shāsand; fine, granular particles

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Characters with radical "口".

嗨hāi[sound used in lyrics for balance or euphony]
喃nánkeep talking, chattering; mumble
喔wōdescriptive of crying or of crowing
嗣sìto connect, inherit; descendants, heirs
咯gēfinal particle
嘎gǎsound of laughter; bad, malevolent

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