沙发 (shā fā)
sofa (loanword); CL:條|条[tiao2],張|张[zhang1]; (Internet slang) the first
Character breakdown
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沙 (Shā) · 7 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 少 represents the sound.
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发 (fā) · 5 strokes
Simplified form of both 發 (send out) and 髮 (hair). Visually similar to 犮, the bottom component of 髮.