Chinese words starting with “sha”
14 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable sha. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 2 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial sh · final a · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 11
- 2nd tone 1
- 3rd tone 2
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 沙发shā fāHSK 3
sofa (loanword); (Internet slang) the first reply or replier to a forum post
- 沙子shā ziHSK 3
sand; grit
All 14 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 杀 | shā | v | to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely | |
| 2 | 啥 | shá | r | dialectal equivalent of 什么; also pr. [shà] | |
| 3 | 傻 | shǎ | a,an | foolish | |
| 4 | 杀手 | shā shǒu | n | killer; murderer; hit man; (sports) formidable player | |
| 5 | 杀害 | shā hài | v,vn | to murder | |
| 6 | 傻瓜 | shǎ guā | n | idiot; fool | |
| 7 | 沙漠 | shā mò | n | desert | |
| 8 | 沙滩 | shā tān | n | beach; sandy shore | |
| 9 | 刹车 | shā chē | n,v,vn | to brake (when driving); to stop; to switch off; to check (bad habits); a brake | |
| 10 | 纱 | shā | n | cotton yarn; muslin | |
| 11 | 沙龙 | shā lóng | n,nr | salon (loanword) | |
| 12 | 鲨鱼 | shā yú | n | shark | |
| 13 | 砂糖 | shā táng | n | granulated sugar | |
| 14 | 杀毒 | shā dú | to disinfect; (computing) to destroy a computer virus |
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