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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- sha1
- English meanings
- cotton yarn, muslin
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 纟; right 少.
Meaning & sound clues
纟 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “thread”.
少 is identified as the sound component (shǎo). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 纱.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
silly
brake; stop
tall building
burn
sand
stop; tighten
sand; grit
shark
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 婚纱