紗 (saa1 | sha1) : gauze; yarn; textile products

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紗

saa1

sha1

[1] gauze; yarn; sheer fabric
[2] textile/fabric products
[3] gauze-like products

Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 糸 (#120)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

紗 / 纱

This word has been viewed 7040 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 11th Mar 2014 13:29

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婚紗 fan1 saa1 hun1 sha1 = wedding dress

面紗 min6 saa1 mian4 sha1 = veil

窗紗 coeng1 saa1 = curtains

紗窗 saa1 coeng1 = screen window

紗布 saa1 bou3 sha1 bu4 = gauze

香雲紗 hoeng1 wan4 saa1 = a kind of light silk, gambiered Guangzhou gauze

抽紗 cau1 saa1 = drawn work

紗紙 saa1 zi2 = tissue paper

喬治紗 kiu4 zi6 saa1 = crepe georgette

婚紗店 fan1 saa1 dim3 hun1 sha1 dian4 = a bridal shop
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Showing 1 example containing 紗

搵個紗罩嚟扱實啲嘢食粵
Find a mesh cover to cover the food.

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Decimal representation of this word: 紗
Unicode code for this character: U+7d17 (off-site link)

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