撒 - sā - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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15 strokes
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撒

sā

Definition

to let go
to cast
to let loose
to discharge
to give expression to

Other pronunciations

sǎ

to scatter
to sprinkle
to spill

Character Decomposition

Related words (19)

撒嬌

sā jiāo

to act like a spoiled child; to throw a tantrum; to act coquettishly

撒尿

sā niào

to pass water; to piss; to urinate; to wee wee

撒手

sā shǒu

to let go of sth; to give up

撒氣

sā qì

to leak (of air); to go flat (of a tire); to vent one's anger

撒潑

sā pō

to make an unreasonable scene

sudden

to throw a net

to run off; to beat it

撒腿

sā tuǐ

to take to one's heels; to scram

to tell lies; to lie

to make a scene; to raise hell

撒野

sā yě

to display shockingly bad behavior; to behave atrociously

撒丫子

sā yā zi

(dialect) to rush off; to scamper off double-quick; to take to one's heels; to make oneself scarce

撒囈掙

sā yì zhēng

somniloquy; to talk or act in one's sleep; sleep-walking

(fig.) trump card

sashimi (loanword)

to get drunk and act crazy; roaring drunk

撒科打諢

sā kē dǎ hùn

to intersperse comic dialog (as they do in operas)

吃喝拉撒睡

chī hē lā sā shuì

to eat, drink, shit, piss, and sleep; (fig.) the ordinary daily routine

Idioms (5)

撒手不管

sā shǒu bù guǎn

to stand aside and do nothing (idiom); to take no part in

撒手人寰

sā shǒu rén huán

to leave one's mortal frame (idiom); to die

撒手閉眼

sā shǒu bì yǎn

to have nothing further to do with a matter (idiom)

撒網捕風

sā wǎng bǔ fēng

(lit.) the wind cannot be caught in a net; to waste one's effort (idiom)

不見兔子不撒鷹

bù jiàn tù zi bù sā yīng

you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom); one doesn't act without some incentive

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