纱 (shā): Gauze — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Writing 7-9

HSK 3.0Vocab 7-9 Recognition 7-9 Writing 7-9

1.

Animated Stroke Order 纱

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 纱

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

纱

纟silk

少few

纱=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 纱

纱 handwriting practice worksheet preview

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5.

How to Use 纱

Common word with 纱

One common HSK word with 纱 is 婚纱, meaning "Wedding dress".

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

6.

Example Sentences

xià夏

tiān天

yào要

ān安

zhuāng装

shā纱

chuāng

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纟silk

+少few

A fine silk thread (纟) as light as a little (少) breeze — gauze or yarn.

hūn婚

shā纱

Wedding dress

窗

fáng防

wén蚊

chóng虫

。

Install window screens in summer to prevent insects

Tā她

dài戴

shàng上

le了

miàn面

shā纱

。

She put on a veil.

tā她

chuān穿

zhe着

měi美

lì丽

de的

hūn婚

shā纱

zǒu走

jìn进

jiào教

táng堂

。

She walked into the church wearing a beautiful wedding dress

hù护

shì士

yòng用

shā纱

bù布

bāo包

zā扎

shāng伤

kǒu口

。

The nurse bandaged the wound with gauze

Zhè这

zhǒng种

shā纱

hěn很

báo薄

，

shì适

hé合

zuò做

xià夏

tiān天

de的

yī衣

fu服

。

This kind of gauze is very thin and suitable for making summer clothes.

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