懂中文 Dong Chinese

莎

shā, suō

kind of sedge grass

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 沙 represents the sound.

Components
艹 meaning component

艹  Meaning component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

沙 sound component

沙  Sound component

shā

  

sand

Evolution

莎 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
莎 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
莎 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
莎 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

莎  

shā

kind of sedge grass, used anciently for raincoats; katydid (family Tettigoniidae); phonetic "sha" used in transliteration

莎  

suō

see 莎草[suō​cǎo]; see 摩莎[mó​suō]

Most common words with 莎
Freq.
Word
Meaning

莎

katydid (family Tettigoniidae)

伊丽莎白

Elizabeth (person name)

莎拉

Sara or Sarah (name)

莎士比亚

Shakespeare (name)

莎拉波娃

Sharapova (Russian female tennis star)