沙发 shāfā Sofa

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Traditional: 沙發
Measure word: 条, 张

Stroke order

沙发 is written in 12 strokes across 2 characters.

沙发 — the Chinese character for Sofa (shāfā), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 沙发 — Sofa

沙 — 7 strokes
发 — 5 strokes

Characters in 沙发

沙 shā — granule; hoarse; raspy
发 fā — to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Example sentences

他坐在沙发上看电视。Tā zuò zài shāfā shàng kàn diànshì.He sits on the sofa watching television.
这个沙发很舒服。Zhège shāfā hěn shūfu.This sofa is very comfortable.

Related words

沙发 is pronounced shāfā and means “Sofa”.

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