Chinese Character 砂 (saa1 | sha1) : sand; coarse sand; gravel; coarse;

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砂
saa1 sha1
[1] sand; coarse sand; gravel [2] coarse; not smooth [3] infinitesimal Stroke count: 9 Level: 3 Radical: 石 (#112) This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
砂
* This entry has been marked as UNSURE by an editor, so it may not be fully accurate * This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 and last edited on 21st Nov 2008
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丹砂 daan1 saa1 dan1 sha1 = cinnabar 砂礫 saa1 lik1 sha1 li4 = gravel 金剛砂 gam1 gong1 saa1 jin1 gang1 sha1 = [mech.] emery; corundum; carborundum 鐵砂 tit3 saa1 tie3 sha1 = [mining] iron sand; shot (in a shotgun cartridge); pellets 飛砂走石 fei1 saa1 zau2 sek6 = disorderly and chaotic (lit, "flying sand and rolling stones") 吊砂煲 diu3 saa1 bou1 = to go hungry; to be out of work 粵金鋼砂 gam1 gong3 saa1 = emery 砂煲 saa1 bou1 = a clay pot (used for cooking) 砂煲兄弟 saa1 bou1 hing1 dai6 = bretheren (figuratively); friends as good as brothers 粵
Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 砂
Unicode code for this character: U+7802 (off-site link)

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