纱 (shā): cotton yarn, muslin
纱 (shā) is a Chinese character meaning “cotton yarn.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 纟 (semantic) and 少 (phonetic). It ranks #2352 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 纱 thread. Its radical form 纟 (silk) appears in many related characters such as 系 (xì, to connect), 累 (lèi, tired), 绍 (shào, to continue).
Definitions
- cotton yarn
- muslin
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 婚纱noun | hūn shā | wedding dress |
| 面纱noun | miàn shā | veil |
| 纱布noun | shā bù | gauze |
| 纱线noun | shā xiàn | yarn |
| 泡泡纱noun | pào pào shā | seersucker (cotton cloth with pattern of dimples) |
| 黑纱noun | hēi shā | black armband |
| 棉纱noun | mián shā | cotton yarn |
| 乌纱帽noun | wū shā mào | black gauze hat (worn by an imperial official as a sign of his position) |
| 纺纱verb | fǎng shā | to spin (cotton, wool etc) |
| 纱窗noun | shā chuāng | screen window |
| 纱笼noun | shā lóng | (loanword) sarong |
| 神秘面纱noun | shén mì miàn shā | veil of mystery |
| 透明硬纱 | tòu míng yìng shā | organza (fabric) |
| 经纱noun | jīng shā | warp (vertical thread in weaving) |
| 纱布口罩 | shā bù kǒu zhào | gauze mask |
纱 appears in 33 compound words: 33 as the first character, 55 as the last, and 12 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 纱 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
老师教我们纱字的发音和笔顺。
lǎo shī jiào wǒ men shā zì de fā yīn hé bǐ shùn .
The teacher taught us the pronunciation and stroke order of the character "纱."
僧侣*面纱 深陷其中精酿啤酒
sēng lǚ miàn shā shēn xiàn qí zhōng jīng niàng pí jiǔ
Monk*Veil: Deeply Immersed in Craft Beer
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běi jīng hūn shā shè yǐng nǎ jiā hǎo ? 2 0 2 6 nián duō wéi píng cè : cóng fēng gé dào . . .
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黄婉恩重回单身后衣着更大胆 穿吊带薄纱裙海边大晒凹凸有致身材
huáng wǎn ēn chóng huí dān shēn hòu yī zhe gēng dà dǎn chuān diào dài báo shā qún hǎi biān dà shài āo tū yǒu zhì shēn cái
After Huang Wanen returned to being single, she dressed more boldly, wearing a suspender tulle skirt, and a sunny figure on the beach
尖沙咀婚纱店火警|灾后一片狼藉婚纱焚毁 模特儿公仔...
jiān shā jǔ hūn shā diàn huǒ jǐng zāi hòu yī piàn láng 藉 hūn shā fén huǐ mó tè ér gōng zǐ . . .
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今天我们来揭开英文虚拟式的神秘面纱。
Jīntiān wǒmen lái jiēkāi Yīngwén xūnǐ shì de shénmì miànshā.
Today, we are going to unravel the mystery of the English subjunctive.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 纟 (thread) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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