撒 (sā): meaning and stroke order
撒 (sā) means to let go, to cast, to let loose, to discharge, to give expression to, (coll.) to pee.
撒
- Simplified
- 撒
- Traditional
- 撒 (same form)
- Pinyin
- sā · sǎ
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Stroke order of 撒
撒
- sā to let go; to cast
- sǎ to scatter; to sprinkle
- 15 strokes
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Meaning of 撒
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sā
- to let go
- to cast
- to let loose
- to discharge
- to give expression to
- (coll.) to pee
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sǎ
- to scatter
- to sprinkle
- to spill
Radical and structure
- 撒
- Radical 手 (Kangxi radical 64) · 15 strokes · 扌 on the left, 散 on the right
Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.
Words with 撒
- 撒谎 sā huǎng to tell lies
撒 in our stories
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城里有个算命先生叫袁守诚，算得特别准，渔夫们每天按照他说的方向撒网，总是满载而归。
chéng lǐ yǒu gè suànmìng xiānsheng jiào Yuán Shǒuchéng suàn de tèbié zhǔn yúfū men měitiān ànzhào tā shuō de fāngxiàng sā wǎng zǒngshì mǎnzài ér guī
In the city lived a fortune-teller called Yuan Shoucheng whose predictions were remarkably accurate. Every day the fishermen cast their nets where he told them and always came home fully laden.
From the story The Dragon King of the Jing River HSK 7–9 · Level 7
Stories using 撒
- The Dragon King of the Jing River HSK 7–9 · Level 7
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).