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CHINESE CHARACTER

shǎ

傻

傻

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silly

Numbered pinyin
sha3
English meanings
stupid, muddleheaded, stunned, silly

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 亻; right (Top–middle–bottom arrangement: top 囟; middle 八; bottom 夂.).

  • Left

    亻
  • Right

    ⿳
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    • Top

      囟
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      • Top

        丿
      • Bottom

        ⿴
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        • Outside

          囗
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        • Inside

          乂
    • Middle

      八
    • Bottom

      夂
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This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰亻⿳囟八夂

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    bié别fàn犯shǎ傻。

    Don't be foolish.

  2. 02

    tā他yǒu有diǎn点shǎ傻。

    He is a bit silly.

  3. 03

    shǎ傻xiào笑。

    Silly grin.

  4. 04

    bù不shǎ傻。

    Not dumb.

  5. 05

    shǎ傻háizi孩子。

    A silly child.

  6. 06

    zhuāng装shǎ傻。

    Play dumb.

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