砂

shā

Radical: 石 ideographic

Components & Etymology

砂 decomposes into the following components:

石 少

Words containing 砂

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 砂.

丹砂
dān shā
cinnabar
喷砂
pēn shā
朱砂
zhū shā
cinnabar
油砂
yóu shā
oil sand (mining)
海砂
hǎi shā
sea sand (sand collected from the ocean floor, as opposed to that which is used as an ingredient in concrete)
滤砂
lǜ shā
filter sand
猫砂
māo shā
砂仁
shā rén
Amomom (fructus Amomi), plant used in Chinese medicine
砂囊
shā náng
砂子
shā zi
sand
砂岩
shā yán
sandstone
砂梨
shā lí

Related characters (radical 石)

Characters that share the radical 石.

石 矶 矸 矻 矽 矾 矿 砀 码 砉 砌 砍 砑 砒 研 砖 砗 砘 砚 砜 砝 砟 砣 砥

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