裟 = 沙 + 衣

裟 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “a cassock or robe of a monk”. It is built from 沙 (sand) and 衣 (clothes).

Keyword: a cassock or robe of a monk
Pinyin (Mandarin): shā
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: ряса или одежда монаха
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 裟 monk’s sash

Decomposition

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沙 sand
衣 clothes

How to find 裟 without knowing its reading

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

Open 裟 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.