紗 = 糹 + 少

紗 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “gauze”. It is built from 糹 (silk) and 少 (few).

Keyword: gauze
Pinyin (Mandarin): shā
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: gauze, thin silk, марля, тонкий шелк, thin silk
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 紗 gossamer

Decomposition

ids

糹 silk
少 few

How to find 紗 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “silk” + “few”. 紗 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 紗 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.