纱

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cotton yarn; muslin

7 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,876 U+7EB1

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

纟 (semantic, “thread”) + 少 (phonetic, shǎo)

components: 纟少

yarn · Heisig RSH #2375

thread + 少 few

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 少

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 少 (shǎo) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
少 sound component	shǎo	few, little; less; inadequate
沙	shā	sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
省	shěng	province; frugal; to save, to leave out
妙	miào	mysterious, subtle; clever, exquisite, wonderful
炒	chǎo	to boil, to fry, to roast, to sauté; to trade stock
抄	chāo	copy, plagiarism; to confiscate, to seize
秒	miǎo	a second; a corn kernel; measure word for time
钞	chāo	bank note, paper money; to counterfeit
吵	chǎo	to argue, to dispute; to annoy, to disturb
耖	chào	harrow-like implement for pulverizing clods of soil; to level ground with such an implemen…

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
神秘面纱	shén mì miàn shā	veil of mystery
透明硬纱	tòu míng yìng shā	organza (fabric)
头纱	tóu shā	wedding veil; gauze headscarf or veil
面纱	miàn shā	veil
纱门	shā mén	screen door
纱线	shā xiàn	yarn
纱布	shā bù	gauze
经纱	jīng shā	warp (vertical thread in weaving)
黑纱	hēi shā	black armband
管纱	guǎn shā	(textiles) cop
纱布口罩	shā bù kǒu zhào	gauze mask
婚纱摄影	hūn shā shè yǐng	wedding photos (done in studio, kit and caboodle taken care of by the studio)
麻纱	má shā	linen or cotton fabric
乌纱帽	wū shā mào	black gauze hat (worn by an imperial official as a sign of his position); (fig.) official …
泡泡纱	pào pào shā	seersucker (cotton cloth with pattern of dimples)
纱支	shā zhī	(textiles) yarn count (unit indicating the fineness of a yarn) (sometimes used loosely to …
轻纱	qīng shā	light muslin; gauze
纱丽	shā lì	(loanword) sari
婚纱	hūn shā	wedding dress
丢乌纱帽	diū wū shā mào	lit. to lose one's black hat; to be sacked from an official post