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CHINESE CHARACTER

鲨 (shā): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

shā
shark
HSK 615 strokes

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Primary radical

鱼 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 鲨.

Phonetic component

沙 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 15

Write 鲨 in 15 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 鲨

Examples using 鲨

鲨鱼

鲨鱼皮比金枪鱼皮粗糙多了。

Shā yú pí bǐ jīn qiāng yú pí cū cāo duō le。

The skin of a shark is much rougher than that of a tuna fish.

FAQ

What does 鲨 (shā) mean in Chinese?

shark

How do you write 鲨 in stroke order?

鲨 has 15 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 鲨?

鱼 is the radical in 鲨. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 鲨?

鲨鱼 (shāyú): shark.