shà
adjective #23,299

Meanings

  1. 1 hoarse (of voice)
  2. 2 husky

Examples

Tā hǎn le yī tiān, sǎngzi yǐjīng shà le.
He had been shouting all day and his voice had gone hoarse.
Tā gǎnmào zhīhòu shēngyīn biàn de yǒuxiē shà.
After catching a cold, her voice became somewhat hoarse.

Tips

usage
(shà) meaning 'hoarse' is a classical/literary character. In everyday Mandarin, 沙哑 (shāyǎ) is the common word for hoarse. also has a second reading (a2) as a variant of , used in questions in some dialects.

Stroke Order

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