莎 = 艹 + 沙

莎 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “kind of sedge grass”. It is built from 艹 (grass) and 沙 (sand).

Keyword: kind of sedge grass
Pinyin (Mandarin): shā
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: kind of sedge grass, used anciently for raincoats, вид травы, используемой в древности для плащей, used anciently for raincoats

Decomposition

ids

艹 grass
沙 sand

How to find 莎 without knowing its reading

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

Open 莎 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.