莎

shā · sha/suō · suo

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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shā 莎

  1. katydid (family Tettigoniidae)
  2. phonetic "sha" used in transliteration

suō 莎

  1. used in 莎草 (suōcǎo)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

莎(suō)草(cǎo)长(zhǎng)在(zài)河(hé)边(biān),叶(yè)子(zi)细(xì)长(cháng)。

Nutgrass grows by the river, with long slender leaves.

02

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)莎(suō)草(cǎo)可(kě)以(yǐ)编(biān)成(chéng)草(cǎo)席(xí)。

This kind of nutgrass can be woven into straw mats.

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