shā

cotton yarn; muslin

Radical: 纟 HSK 7 n pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

纱 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 纱

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 纱.

头纱
tóu shā
wedding veil
婚纱
hūn shā
wedding dress
并纱
bìng shā
doubling
棉纱
mián shā
cotton yarn
浣纱
huàn shā
to wash silk
管纱
guǎn shā
纬纱
wěi shā
woof (horizontal thread in weaving)
纱丽
shā lì
纱厂
shā chǎng
cotton mill
纱布
shā bù
gauze
纱帽
shā mào
纱支
shā zhī

Related characters (radical 纟)

Characters that share the radical .

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