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
sā
to scatter; to sprinkle
Character
Example phrases
- 他把盐均匀地撒在结冰的台阶上，以免行人滑倒。 Tā bǎ yán jūnyún de sā zài jiébīng de táijiē shàng, yǐmiǎn xíngrén huádǎo. He scattered salt evenly on the icy steps so that pedestrians would not slip.
- 奶奶把芝麻均匀地撒在刚出炉的烧饼上。 Nǎinai bǎ zhīma jūnyún de sā zài gāng chūlú de shāobǐng shàng. Grandma evenly sprinkled sesame seeds on the freshly baked flatbread.
- 春天到了，农民把种子小心地撒进松软的泥土里。 Chūntiān dào le, nóngmín bǎ zhǒngzi xiǎoxīn de sā jìn sōngruǎn de nítǔ lǐ. Spring has arrived, and the farmers carefully scatter the seeds into the soft soil.
Related words
- 撒 sǎ to sprinkle
- 撒谎 sāhuǎng to lie; to tell lies
- 散落 sànluò to scatter; to fall and be scattered
- 倾倒 qīngdǎo to topple; to pour out; to be captivated by
- 码 mǎ to stack; to pile up
- 翘 qiào to stick up; to tilt upward
- 蒙 méng to cover; to receive; to be covered with
- 卡 qiǎ to get stuck; to jam; checkpoint
- 紧凑 jǐncòu compact; tightly arranged
- 挤压 jǐyā to squeeze; to compress; to put pressure on
- 伸缩 shēnsuō to stretch and contract; flexible; telescopic
- 挪 nuó to move; to shift