撒(sā)

HSK 7-915 strokes
Readingssāsǎ

to let go

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Character information

Pinyin
sā / sǎ
Meaning
to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to; (coll.) to pee
Strokes
15
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 撒 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰扌散

To scatter 散 seeds by hand 扌; 散 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

扌shǒu散sàn

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 撒 step by step

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Words with 撒

Common words using 撒 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

sā撒huǎng谎
HSK 7-9

to tell lies

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yà亚sā撒

Asa (?-870 BC), third king of Judah and fifth king of the House of David (J…

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yǐ以sā撒

Isaac (son of Abraham)

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kǎi凯sā撒

Caesar or Kaiser (name)

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mí弥sa撒

(Catholic) Mass

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kǎi恺sā撒

Caesar (name)

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sā撒dīng丁dǎo岛

Sardinia

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sā撒qiè切ěr尔

Thatcher (name)

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

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谎亚以凯弥恺丁岛

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