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Word and Radical Components of 沙滩

The Chinese word 沙滩 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.


Component Pinyin Meanings
沙滩 1. Simplified form of 沙灘

沙滩 ⇨ 沙 + 滩
Component Pinyin Meanings
suō 1. Variant of 砂
1. Simplified form of 灘

沙 ⇨ 氵 + 少
Component Pinyin Meanings
shuǐ 1. water
      謝謝。 (Qǐng gěi wǒ yī bēi shuǐ, xièxiè.) - A glass of water, please.
     喝水 - hēshuǐ - to drink water
     冰水 - bīngshuǐ - iced water
     冷水 - lěngshuǐ - cold water
     凍水 - dung3 seoi2 - cold water, C
     熱水 - rèshuǐ - hot water
     開水 - kāishuǐ - boiled water
     滾水 - gwan2 seoi2 - boiled water, C
     水族館 - shuǐzúguǎn - aquarium
     水彩 - shuǐcǎi - watercolour
     水溫 - shuǐwēn - water temperature
     雨水 - yǔshuǐ - rainwater
     海水 - hǎishuǐ - seawater
     飲用水 - yǐnyòngshuǐ - drinking water
     礦泉水 - kuàngquánshuǐ - mineral water
     蒸餾水 - zhēngliúshuǐ - distilled water
     水閘 - shuǐzhá - sluice
     水力發電 - shuǐlìfādiàn - hydroelectricity
     碳水化合物 - tànshuǐhuàhéwù - carbohydrate
     脫水 - tuōshuǐ - to dehydrate; dehydration
     水中毒 - shuǐzhōngdú - water intoxication; water poisoning
     雙氧水 - shuāngyǎngshuǐ, lit=water with two oxygen (atoms) - hydrogen peroxide
2. liquid; potion; juice
     口水 - kǒushuǐ - saliva
     汗水 - hànshuǐ - sweat
     羊水 - yángshuǐ - amniotic fluid
     香水 - xiāngshuǐ - perfume
     眼藥水 - yǎnyàoshuǐ - eyedrop
3. (colloquial, mainly, Singapore, Malaysia) Synonym of 飲料 (beverage)
      什麼 ? (Yào jiào shénme shuǐ?) - What beverage do you want to order?
      sím ? (Beh kiò sím-mi̍h chúi?) - What beverage do you want to order?, MN
4. (archaic) river
     漢水 - Hànshuǐ - the Han River
5. body of water
     水路 - shuǐlù - waterway
      (sān miàn huán shuǐ) - to be surrounded by (bodies of) water on three sides
6. flood
     發水 - fāshuǐ - to flood
7. additional cost or income
8. (dialectal) rain
9. (Cantonese) money
     磅水 - bong6 seoi2 - to pay, C
     loek6-1 - loek6-1 seoi2 - to obtain money dishonestly, C
10. (Cantonese) hundred dollars
      - saam1 gau6 seoi2 - three hundred dollars, C
11. (Cantonese) source of revenue
12. (Cantonese) to fool; to deceive; to misguide
13. to swim
     水性 - shuǐxìng - swimming ability
14. (colloquial) lacking substance or power; worthless
     這裡 大學 。 (Zhèlǐ de dàxué tài shuǐ le.) - The universities here are too weak.
15. Short for 划水 (gloss=to shirk; to slack off)
16. one of the five elements of Wuxing (Chinese philosophy) (五行)
17. (colloquial) Classifier for the number of times clothing was washed.
18. Sui people
     水書 - shuǐshū - Shuishu (the traditional writing system of the Sui people)
19. Variant of 媠
shǎo 1. few; little in number; less; not many
      shǎo 知道 實情。 - Very few people know the truth.
     只有 shǎo 麵包 餅乾gān。 - There is only very little bread and biscuits.
2. weak; inadequate; insufficient
3. to lack; to be short of; to be deficient
     臥室 shǎo 電燈泡。 - There's a light bulb missing in the bedroom.
      - missing a bowl of rice
      螺絲 - forgot to install two screws
4. to reduce (the amount or extent); to weaken; to lose; to stop; to cease
      shǎo 東西xi。 - He lost something in his house.
     shǎo 廢話! - Stop chattering!
5. slightly; moderately; a little; a bit
6. seldom; rarely; infrequently
     懶惰 shǎo 成功。 - Lazy people seldom succeed.
7. in a little while; in a moment
8. 5th tetragram of the Taixuanjing (?)
shào 9. young; youthful; juvenile
      歲數 zhǎng 。 - Despite her age, she still looked young.
10. later in a sequence; younger; youngest
11. childhood; youth; young period
12. young man; youngster; junior
13. (historical) deputy; assistant
14. (historical) young master of a rich family
     zh-co, siu3, second young master, C

少 ⇨ 小 + 丿
Component Pinyin Meanings
xiǎo 1. small, tiny, little
     小孩 - child
     (ant, zh, )
2. minor, petty
3. briefly, for a short while
     小憩 - brief rest
4. slightly, a little
5. young
     小狗 - puppy
     小貓 - kitten
     小羊 - lamb
      嬰兒 自己 東西。 - The baby is too young to feed itself.
     (ant, zh, )
6. (the) youngest
     小兒子 - youngest son
7. a young person; child, kid, baby
     一家老小 - the entire family, old and young
8. Prefix used in front of family name to indicate informality or affection (for young people, 老 for elder people).
     For example, Someone called 李國寶李国宝 can be called 小李.
9. (humble) my, our
     小弟 - humble I
     小女 - humble my daughter
     小的 - humble I
10. Short for 小學 (gloss=primary school)
11.    Used in the abbreviation of the name of a primary school.
12.   二Èr 小Xiǎo - No. 2 Primary School
13.    Used with a number to indicate the level of primary education.
14.   小一 - P1 (first year in primary school)
15. (dialectal) concubine
16. (Cantonese, minced oath) A euphemism of gloss=to fuck.
      ! - Duck you!
xiǎo 17. (chiefly Taiwan vulgar) Alternative form of 潲 (siâu), chiefly used in 三小.
丿 piě 1. slash
2. left-falling stroke, usually read as 撇
3. (zh-hist-ghost) to arrive