莎
Meanings
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- 1.katydid (family Tettigoniidae)
- 2.phonetic "sha" used in transliteration
- 1.used in 莎草[suō cǎo]
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Wiktionary
- 1.Cyperus rotundus
- 2.a kind of tree
- 3.to wither
- 4.Used in personal names, place names and transcription.
- 5.only used in 捼莎
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *soːl): semantic 艸 (“grass”) + phonetic 沙 (OC *sraːl, *sraːls).
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Stroke order
Components
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Example sentences
他經常引用莎士比亞。
He often quotes from Shakespeare.
莎士比亞的作品太難讀了。
Shakespeare is too hard to read.
莎士比亞是一位作家的名字。
Shakespeare is the name of a writer.
特蕾莎修女被授予諾貝爾獎。
Mother Teresa was given the Nobel prize.
女王伊麗莎白一世於1603年去世。
Queen Elizabeth I passed away in 1603.
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Derived terms
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Related words
罗莎 Rosa (name)莎车 see 莎车县[Shā chē Xiàn]莎翁 Shakespeare莎丽 sari (loanword)莎草 coco-grass; nut sedge (Cyperus rotundus)马莎 Marks and Spencers, UK retail chain伯莎 (name) Bertha莎拉 Sara or Sarah (name)莎莎酱 (loanword) salsa (sauce)麦提莎 Maltesers (chocolate-covered confectionery brand)玛莎拉 (loanword) masala莎莎舞 salsa (dance)