Chinese Word: 撒 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

撒Polyphone (多音字)HSK 6

Antonyms: 收

Total strokes: 15; Radical: 手

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

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 扌 [ shǒu ] hand
- 散 [ sàn ] to scatter, to disperse, to break up

Similar Characters: 撤潵

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Pinyin: sā

English Definition:to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to; (coll.) to pee

Chinese Definition:
①放开，发出：撒手。撒网。撒谎(说谎)。撒气。
②尽量施展或表现出来：撒刁。撒奸。撒娇。撒欢儿。撒野。撒酒疯。
③姓氏。

Example Words:

撒谎HSK 6	sā huǎng	to tell lies
撒娇	sā jiāo	to act like a spoiled child; to throw a tantrum; to act coquettishly
撒手	sā shǒu	to let go of sth; to give up
撒尿	sā niào	to pass water; to piss; to urinate; to wee wee
撒腿	sā tuǐ	to take to one's heels; to scram

Pinyin: sǎ

English Definition:to scatter; to sprinkle; to spill

Chinese Definition:
①散播，散布，散落：撒种(zhǒng)。撒播。把酒端平，别撒了。
②姓氏。

Example Words:

播撒	bō sǎ	to sow (seeds); to scatter
撒播	sǎ bō	to sow (seeds by scattering); scatter sowing
撒马尔罕	sǎ mǎ ěr hǎn	Samarkand, city in Uzbekistan
撒豆成兵	sǎ dòu chéng bīng	to work miracles (idiom)
抛撒	pāo sǎ	to sprinkle

1		tā men 他们 rèn píng 任凭 hái zi 孩子 sā yě 撒野。 They allow their children to run wild.
2		tā 她 cóng bù 从不 duì 对 bié ren 别人 sā huǎng 撒谎。 She never lies to anyone.
3		wǒ men 我们 měi nián 每年 shèng dàn jié 圣诞节 dū huì 都会 qù 去 jiào táng 教堂 cān jiā 参加 mí sa 弥撒。 We go to church for Mass every Christmas.
4		wǒ 我 bù néng 不能 duì 对 nǐ 你 sā huǎng 撒谎， wǒ 我 yào 要 zuò 做 yī gè 一个 zhēn shí 真实 de 的 zì jǐ 自己。 I can't lie to you, I want to be my true self.

1		tā men 他们 rèn píng 任凭 hái zi 孩子 sā yě 撒野。 They allow their children to run wild.
2		tā 她 cóng bù 从不 duì 对 bié ren 别人 sā huǎng 撒谎。 She never lies to anyone.
3		wǒ men 我们 měi nián 每年 shèng dàn jié 圣诞节 dū huì 都会 qù 去 jiào táng 教堂 cān jiā 参加 mí sa 弥撒。 We go to church for Mass every Christmas.
4		wǒ 我 bù néng 不能 duì 对 nǐ 你 sā huǎng 撒谎， wǒ 我 yào 要 zuò 做 yī gè 一个 zhēn shí 真实 de 的 zì jǐ 自己。 I can't lie to you, I want to be my true self.