Read Edit View history 莎 suōshā kind of sedge grass Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 沙 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas shā ×suō ×suī × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint 艹 is a component form of 艸. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 莎 Simp strokes 莎 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 莎 Simp strokes 莎 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 莎 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 193, 672 ], [ 762, 725 ], [ 860, 715 ] ], [ [ 346, 801 ], [ 397, 771 ], [ 430, 591 ] ], [ [ 618, 858 ], [ 656, 814 ], [ 588, 608 ] ], [ [ 232, 576 ], [ 307, 538 ], [ 342, 488 ] ], [ [ 162, 423 ], [ 280, 348 ] ], [ [ 166, 102 ], [ 210, 59 ], [ 332, 295 ] ], [ [ 563, 573 ], [ 611, 526 ], [ 595, 245 ] ], [ [ 463, 436 ], [ 392, 260 ] ], [ [ 734, 486 ], [ 851, 421 ], [ 903, 361 ] ], [ [ 706, 373 ], [ 731, 321 ], [ 636, 175 ], [ 515, 73 ], [ 357, -4 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M642,694C710,698 775,698 842,693C863,692 874,707 855,726C826,756 777,759 713,745C695,742 676,740 658,736C623,730 623,730 605,727C551,718 494,712 435,705C405,702 405,702 390,700C330,694 267,688 203,681C184,680 180,673 194,663C214,649 241,643 273,645C296,647 374,664 397,667C424,671 424,671 438,673C457,676 564,691 597,692C627,693 627,693 642,694Z", "M435,705C432,732 429,754 429,774C428,787 423,794 411,798C384,809 365,815 352,809C341,805 340,795 350,782C369,757 383,731 390,700C395,678 395,678 397,667C405,627 413,601 424,591C432,584 439,585 441,592C442,598 442,625 438,673C436,694 436,694 435,705Z", "M658,736C661,745 668,768 689,802C695,814 698,821 693,827C684,838 668,848 647,859C627,870 601,862 612,843C622,826 618,786 605,727C600,704 600,704 597,692C587,652 577,623 578,611C578,603 584,601 595,608C605,616 623,647 642,694C653,722 653,722 658,736Z", "M261,535C276,523 290,509 307,493C317,484 342,471 353,496C357,507 354,522 347,541C339,562 307,575 254,583C243,585 235,586 232,583C228,581 227,575 229,566C230,559 242,550 261,535Z", "M176,396C212,365 240,343 262,337C277,334 291,349 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10 strokes 莎 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 197, 673 ], [ 218, 667 ], [ 275, 666 ], [ 429, 689 ], [ 764, 725 ], [ 816, 721 ], [ 852, 707 ] ], [ [ 359, 795 ], [ 397, 769 ], [ 433, 595 ] ], [ [ 619, 851 ], [ 634, 843 ], [ 654, 813 ], [ 618, 688 ], [ 587, 612 ] ], [ [ 237, 577 ], [ 304, 539 ], [ 333, 502 ] ], [ [ 168, 424 ], [ 255, 372 ], [ 264, 357 ] ], [ [ 216, 11 ], [ 207, 39 ], [ 207, 86 ], [ 332, 296 ] ], [ [ 568, 570 ], [ 586, 559 ], [ 608, 528 ], [ 599, 294 ], [ 605, 253 ] ], [ [ 460, 429 ], [ 443, 356 ], [ 405, 266 ] ], [ [ 739, 479 ], [ 859, 416 ], [ 893, 369 ] ], [ [ 712, 362 ], [ 727, 330 ], [ 726, 315 ], [ 680, 231 ], [ 606, 142 ], [ 548, 92 ], [ 486, 51 ], [ 358, -5 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 640 691 Q 742 700 842 693 Q 858 692 863 701 Q 867 711 855 726 Q 809 768 713 745 Q 686 742 658 736 L 605 727 Q 524 717 435 705 L 390 700 Q 300 691 203 681 Q 175 678 194 663 Q 236 636 304 649 Q 350 659 397 668 L 438 674 Q 513 684 595 689 L 640 691 Z", "M 435 705 Q 431 744 429 774 Q 430 793 411 798 Q 372 816 352 809 Q 336 802 350 782 Q 380 745 390 700 L 397 668 Q 409 607 424 591 Q 437 581 441 592 Q 442 601 438 674 L 435 705 Z", "M 658 736 Q 661 749 689 802 Q 702 817 693 827 Q 680 843 647 859 Q 631 869 614 860 Q 604 854 612 843 Q 624 815 605 727 L 595 689 Q 577 629 578 611 Q 579 598 595 608 Q 610 621 640 691 L 658 736 Z", "M 261 535 Q 283 516 307 493 Q 322 480 337 482 Q 347 483 353 496 Q 357 512 347 541 Q 334 571 254 583 Q 238 586 232 583 Q 228 579 229 566 Q 233 556 261 535 Z", "M 176 396 Q 230 348 262 337 Q 275 336 283 348 Q 287 361 284 376 Q 272 412 184 433 Q 169 436 161 432 Q 155 431 158 419 Q 161 409 176 396 Z", "M 175 115 Q 163 114 164 96 Q 177 24 204 7 Q 210 0 220 2 Q 227 3 229 27 Q 238 70 332 278 Q 339 293 338 298 Q 338 308 329 302 Q 320 298 211 148 Q 199 132 175 115 Z", "M 559 563 Q 580 530 581 367 Q 580 321 574 300 Q 573 290 589 250 Q 599 235 613 243 Q 626 255 623 332 Q 623 476 649 529 Q 655 538 644 551 Q 592 590 566 581 Q 553 577 559 563 Z", "M 449 432 Q 425 374 392 321 Q 374 291 390 260 Q 397 244 416 255 Q 467 295 472 379 Q 476 409 471 431 Q 467 440 461 440 Q 454 439 449 432 Z", "M 741 460 Q 795 424 860 371 Q 879 353 894 352 Q 903 352 909 363 Q 919 378 900 418 Q 882 464 737 490 Q 727 494 728 482 Q 729 469 741 460 Z", "M 696 362 Q 686 224 517 99 Q 513 98 511 95 Q 465 58 355 2 Q 346 -4 352 -9 Q 359 -13 371 -10 Q 572 32 705 224 Q 735 272 767 308 Q 777 315 773 327 Q 769 339 741 362 Q 722 378 712 378 Q 699 377 696 362 Z" ] } 10 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources No sources. 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