纱 = 纟 + 少

纱 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “gauze”. It is built from 纟 (silk) and 少 (few).

Keyword: gauze
Pinyin (Mandarin): shā
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: gauze, thin silk, марля, тонкий шелк, thin silk

Decomposition

ids

纟 silk
少 few

How to find 纱 without knowing its reading

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

Open 纱 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.