沙发
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沙发 (shāfā) · sofa
沙发 (shāfā) means “sofa”. It is written with 2 characters: 沙 (sand) + 发 (to send). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 沙发 is built
The characters
沙 shā · sand
What 沙 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 少shǎo — few
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 少 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
发 fā · to send
What 发 is made of
- 又yòu — (once) again
Example sentences
他坐在沙发上看电视。Tā zuò zài shāfā shang kàn diànshì.He's sitting on the sofa watching TV.
这个沙发真舒服！Zhège shāfā zhēn shūfu!This sofa is really comfortable!
Questions about 沙发
What does 沙发 mean?
沙发 (shāfā) means “sofa”.
How do you pronounce 沙发?
沙发 is pronounced shāfā.
Which HSK level is 沙发?
沙发 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 沙子shāzisand
- 沙漠shāmòdesert
- 沙滩shātānbeach
- 出发chūfāto set off
- 发现fāxiànto find
- 头发tóufahair (on the head)
- 发表fābiǎoto publish
- 发出fāchūto send out
- 发达fādádeveloped
- 发动fādòngto start (an engine)
Learn 沙发 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 20: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.