纱

紗

shā

少 + 纟

HSK 3.0Level 7

Definitions

shā (noun) silk gauze; muslin

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 少 represents the sound. Simplified form of 紗.

Semantic: 纟 Phonetic: 少

About

The character 纱 is a phono-semantic compound, with the silk radical 纟 on the left indicating its semantic category of textiles. The component 少 on the right serves as the phonetic element. Its traditional form is 紗, using the unsimplified radical 糹. The character fundamentally means yarn, gauze, or thin, sheer silk fabrics. The phonetic element 少 (meaning "few" or "little") also subtly reinforces the semantic sense of sparsity and delicacy, aptly describing the lightweight, translucent quality of loosely woven textiles like gauze.

Etymology Hide

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

窗户上挂着纱帘。

Chuānghu shàng guà zhe shā lián.

There is a gauze curtain hanging on the window.

她戴了一条漂亮的纱巾。

Tā dài le yī tiáo piàoliang de shājīn.

She is wearing a beautiful scarf.

妈妈用棉纱织了一件毛衣。

Māma yòng miánshā zhī le yī jiàn máoyī.

Mom knitted a sweater with cotton yarn.

婚纱店里有各种婚纱。

Hūnshā diàn lǐ yǒu gè zhǒng hūnshā.

There are various wedding dresses in the wedding dress shop.

纱窗可以防止蚊子飞进来。

Shāchuāng kěyǐ fángzhǐ wénzi fēi jìnlái.

Screen windows can prevent mosquitoes from flying in.

这块纱布很柔软，适合包扎。

Zhè kuài shābù hěn róuruǎn, shìhé bāozā.

This piece of gauze is very soft and suitable for bandaging.

她穿着婚纱走在红毯上，非常美丽。

Tā chuān zhe hūnshā zǒu zài hóngtǎn shàng, fēicháng měilì.

She walks on the red carpet in her wedding dress, very beautiful.

由于纱线质量好，这件手工艺品显得格外精致。

Yóuyú shāxiàn zhìliàng hǎo, zhè jiàn shǒugōngyìpǐn xiǎn dé géwài jīngzhì.

Because the yarn quality is good, this handicraft looks exceptionally delicate.

Related Characters

Component: 少

Component: 纟

纱