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

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 纱

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 纱 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 纱

纱 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
纱
纟sī · silk
少shǎo · 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".

婚纱 • hūn shā • Wedding dress • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
6.

Example Sentences

xià夏
tiān天
yào要
ān安
zhuāng装
shā纱
chuāng

Information

Pinyinshā
Meaninggauze; thin silk
Strokes7
Radical纟
Traditional紗
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2695
Zhuyinㄕㄚ
UnicodeU+7EB1
CangjieVFH
纟sī · silk
+少shǎo · few
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
shi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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  • 莎shākind of sedge grass, used anciently for raincoats
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Same Radical

Characters with radical "纟".

  • 绥suísoothe, appease, pacify
  • 缰jiāngreins, bridle
  • 缄jiānseal, close; bind; letter
  • 缮shànrepair, mend; rewrite, transcribe
  • 缨yīnga chin strap; tassel; to annoy, bother
  • 绦tāosilk cord, ribbon
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