Sofa in Chinese (Mandarin): 沙发 (shāfā)
沙发
shāfā
sofa
- Simplified
- 沙发
- Traditional
- 沙發
- Pinyin
- shāfā
- Typed as
- shafa
Use it in a sentence
我坐在沙发上。
我坐在沙發上。
I sit on the sofa.
The characters in 沙发
沙
Sand; here it is for the sound.
7 strokes
发 / 發
To send; here it is for the sound.
5 strokes
沙发 sounds like "sofa": the characters were picked for their sound.
More examples with 沙发
沙发很软。
沙發很軟。
Shāfā hěn ruǎn.
The sofa is soft.
小狗在沙发上睡觉。
小狗在沙發上睡覺。
Xiǎo gǒu zài shāfā shang shuìjiào.
The puppy sleeps on the sofa.
How to write 沙发 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
沙 7 strokes
发 5 strokes
In Traditional characters:
發 12 strokes
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