鲨

鯊

shā

noun #7,234

Meanings

1 shark

Characters

Examples

大白鲨是最凶猛的鲨鱼之一。

Dàbáishā shì zuì xiōngměng de shāyú zhī yī.

The great white shark is one of the fiercest sharks.

这片海域有鲨出没。

Zhè piàn hǎiyù yǒu shā chūmò.

Sharks appear in these waters.

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usage

鲨 is rarely used alone; it usually appears as 鲨鱼 (shāyú, shark). By itself 鲨 functions more as a bound morpheme.

In Pop Culture

大白鲨 Dàbáishā

Jaws

1975 Spielberg film — literally 'great white shark'

Stroke Order

鲨 shā