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CHINESE CHARACTER

sā

撒

撒

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sow

Numbered pinyin
sa1
English meanings
drop, throw off all restraint, strow, shower, spill, release, spread, sprinkle, let oneself go, asperse, cast, let out, bestrewn, dredge, sow, scatter, bescatter, let go

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 散.

  • Left

    扌
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  • Right

    散

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰扌散

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    sā撒yán盐diào调wèi味。

    Sprinkle salt for flavor.

  2. 02

    sā撒zhǒngzi种子。

    Scatter seeds.

  3. 03

    jūnyún均匀sā撒fàng放。

    Scatter evenly.

  4. 04

    yòngxīn用心xìzhì细致。

    Careful.

  5. 05

    xīnqín辛勤gēng耕yún耘。

    Work diligently.

  6. 06

    xǐ喜huò获fēngshōu丰收。

    A good harvest.

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