Meanings
Sand
Radicals
Decomposition
⿰石少
Etymology
Ideographic: Many small 少 stones 石; 少 also provides the pronunciation
Writing Practice
Stroke Order
Words Using This Kanji
146 words totalsugar tongs
yellow sand phenomenon (dust carried on high winds from China)
agile wallaby
cinnabar
volcanic sand
Far Eastern brook lamprey (Lethenteron reissneri)
sugar palm (Arenga pinnata)
grains of sand on the beach (i.e. something countless)
the sand on the beach may disappear, but the makings of thieves never shall
sand bath
powdered sugar
desertification
raw sugar
greensand (olive-green sandstone)
sand path
sandpaper
house built on sand
ammonium chloride
singing sand (which produces sound when stepped on)
sand-blasting