沙子 (saa1 zi2 | sha1 zi5) : sand

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沙子

saa1 zi2

sha1 zi5

sand; grit | Spoken Cant. will be just 沙.

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 1,250,000

This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 國

沙子

This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 14th Nov 2004 16:01 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

沙 saa1 - sand
子 zi2 - son; person; egg; young; subsidiary

3 Cantonese Homophones / Homophone Variants for this word:

沙紙 saa1 zi2 sha1 zhi3 = certificate 粵

紗紙 saa1 zi2 = tissue paper

砂紙 saa1 zi2 sha1 zhi3 = sandpaper, abrasive paper

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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: 沙子

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