PINYIN SYLLABLE
Chinese characters with Pinyin sha
Learn how to write 21 Chinese characters pronounced “sha” across 4 tone-marked pronunciations. Open any character for animated stroke order, words, sentences, and printable practice.
START WITH COMMON CHARACTERS
Common “sha” Chinese characters
The same romanized syllable can represent different characters and tones. These useful HSK vocabulary characters are shown first so learners can begin with everyday Mandarin.
TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced shá
1 dictionary entry uses the pronunciation shá, including 啥 (dialectal equivalent of 什麼|什么[shen2 me5]).
TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced shà
6 dictionary entries use the pronunciation shà, including 厦 (tall building), 唼 (to speak evil), 廈 (Chinese character), 歃 (to drink), 煞 (to terminate).
tall building
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to speak evil
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Chinese character
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to drink
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to terminate
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all of a sudden
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced shǎ
1 dictionary entry uses the pronunciation shǎ, including 傻 (foolish).
TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced shā
13 dictionary entries use the pronunciation shā, including 沙 (granule), 杀 (to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack), 鲨 (shark), 纱 (cotton yarn), 砂 (sand).
granule
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to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack
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shark
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cotton yarn
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sand
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Chinese character
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Chinese character
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katydid (family Tettigoniidae)
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spear
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cholera
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used in 袈裟[jia1 sha1]
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Chinese character
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Chinese character
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PRINTABLE PRACTICE
Practice these sha characters
Create an A4 Tianzige or Mizige worksheet using 6 useful characters from this pronunciation group.
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