鲨
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shark
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How 鲨 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
鱼 (semantic, “fish”) + 沙 (phonetic, shā)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 沙
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 沙 (shā) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 沙 sound component | shā | sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated |
| 莎 | shā | a kind of sedge grass that used to be woven into raincoats |
| 痧 | shā | cholera; colic |
| 娑 | suō | to dance, to frolic; to lounge; to saunter |
| 挲 | sā | to feel or fondle with the fingers |
| 桫 | suō | horse chestnut |
| 裟 | shā | cassock; monk's robe |
Words containing 鲨
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大白鲨 | dà bái shā | great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) |
| 食人鲨 | shí rén shā | man-eating shark; same as 大白鯊|大白鲨[da4 bai2 sha1], great white shark (Carcharodon carcharia… |
| 巨牙鲨 | jù yá shā | megalodon (Carcharodon megalodon) |
| 巨齿鲨 | jù chǐ shā | see 巨牙鯊|巨牙鲨[ju4 ya2 sha1] |
| 鲨鱼 | shā yú | shark |
| 锤头鲨 | chuí tóu shā | a hammerhead shark |
| 双髻鲨 | shuāng jì shā | hammerhead shark |
| 鲸鲨 | jīng shā | whale shark (Rhincodon typus) |
| 鼬鲨 | yòu shā | tiger shark |
| 姥鲨 | lǎo shā | basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) |