撒 sǎ
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 散 to scatter, to disperse, to break up
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
撒
sǎ
to sprinkle
Character
Example phrases
- 厨师在汤面上撒了一点葱花，颜色立刻好看多了。 Chúshī zài tāngmiàn shàng sǎ le yìdiǎn cōnghuā, yánsè lìkè hǎokàn duō le. The chef sprinkled a little chopped spring onion on the noodle soup, and the colour immediately looked much better.
- 农民在田里撒了一把种子。 Nóngmín zài tián li sǎ le yì bǎ zhǒngzi. The farmer scattered a handful of seeds in the field.
- 下雪后，工人在路上撒盐，防止结冰。 Xià xuě hòu, gōngrén zài lù shang sǎ yán, fángzhǐ jiébīng. After snowfall, workers spread salt on the road to stop it from icing over.
Related words
- 撒 sā to scatter; to sprinkle
- 撒谎 sāhuǎng to lie; to tell lies
- 粘 zhān to stick, to glue
- 塞 sāi to stuff, cork
- 滴 dī to drip; measure word
- 掏 tāo to pull out, to dig out
- 淋 lín to drench, to pour
- 拖 tuō to drag, to pull
- 灭 miè to extinguish, to destroy
- 捧 pěng to hold in both hands; (measure word for handfuls)
- 割 gē to cut
- 抛 pāo to throw