How to write 紗

紗 shā [名] 【本义】: 輕細的絹 【造字法】: 會意。从糸( mì)，从少。 1. 用棉蔴纖維、化學纖維等紡成的細縷，用它可以撚成線或織成布。 (Yarn spun from cotton, linen, chemical fibers, etc., which can be twisted into threads or woven into fabrics.) 2. 經緯線稀疏或有小孔的紡織品。 (Textiles with sparse warp and weft or small holes.) 3. 像紗布的。 (Similar to gauze.) 1. 輕細的絲麻織物，古時多以蠶絲爲之。古亦作「沙」（[En.] thin, tough silk） (Light and delicate silk and hemp fabric, often made of silk in ancient times. Also referred to as "沙".) 【引】 1. 漢· 王充《論衡》：白紗入緇，不染自黑。 (Han Dynasty - Wang Chong, "Lunheng": White gauze enters black threads, but it remains unstained.) 2. 《紅樓夢》：綢緞一百三十卷，紗綾一百八十卷。 (From "Dream of the Red Chamber": 130 rolls of silk, 180 rolls of gauze.) 【例】 又如: 紗元(紙製的紗緞和元寶;祭品); 紗絹(細薄絲織品的通稱;紗手帕); 紗羅(輕軟細薄的絲織品的通稱); 紗籠中人(喻命中富貴，可官至宰相) (Examples: "紗元" (paper-made gauze and ingots for offerings); "紗絹" (general term for thin silk fabrics; gauze handkerchief); "紗羅" (general term for light and thin silk fabrics); "紗籠中人" (a metaphor for being destined for wealth and high office, possibly to the position of prime minister).) 2. 麻、棉等紡成的細縷。俗稱「棉紗」或「麻紗」 ([En.] yarn)。 (Fine strands spun from hemp, cotton, etc. Commonly referred to as "cotton yarn" or "linen yarn".) 【例】 如: 棉紗; 紗廠(棉紡工廠) (Examples: "棉紗" (cotton yarn); "紗廠" (cotton spinning factory).) 3. 今泛指用棉麻、化學纖維或其他材料製成的經緯線稀疏的織品 ([En.] gauze)。 (Now generally refers to textiles made from cotton, linen, chemical fibers or other materials with sparse warp and weft.) 【引】 1. 唐· 白居易《宿東亭曉興》：溫溫土爐火，耿耿紗籠燭。 (Tang Dynasty - Bai Juyi, "宿東亭曉興": The warm earthen stove fire, the bright gauze lanterns.) 【例】 又如: 紗帳(紗制帳幕); 紗屜子(紗窗。舊時的窗戶分兩層，裏面一層多用紗糊，透明，通氣); 紗帷(即紗帳); 紗幌(紗制窗簾); 喬其紗; 泡泡紗; 紗窗(蒙紗的窗戶); 紗罩(蒙紗的燈罩;蒙紗的防蠅罩;煤氣燈上的主要附件) (Examples: "紗帳" (gauze canopy); "紗屜子" (screen window, with two layers, the inner layer often using gauze for transparency and ventilation); "紗帷" (i.e., gauze canopy); "紗幌" (gauze curtain); "喬其紗", "泡泡紗"; "紗窗" (window covered with gauze); "紗罩" (gauze lampshade; gauze fly cover; main attachment of gas lamps).)