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洒

灑
sǎ
verb HSK 5 #4,929

Meanings

  1. 1 to sprinkle; to spray; to scatter
  2. 2 to spill (liquid)

Examples

她在花上洒了一些水。
Tā zài huā shàng sǎ le yīxiē shuǐ.
She sprinkled some water on the flowers.
阳光洒在湖面上。
Yángguāng sǎ zài húmiàn shàng.
Sunlight sprinkled across the lake surface.
小心，别把汤洒了。
Xiǎoxīn, bié bǎ tāng sǎ le.
Be careful, don't spill the soup.
厨师在菜上洒了一些盐。
Chúshī zài cài shàng sǎ le yīxiē yán.
The chef sprinkled some salt on the dish.

Tips

usage
洒 vs 泼: 洒 is a gentler, more controlled scattering (sprinkling); 泼 is a forceful, dramatic splash. 洒水车 (sǎshuǐchē) is a street-watering truck.
usage
洒脱 (sǎtuō) means 'free and easy; unconstrained' — a desirable personality trait in Chinese culture.

Components

radical
氵 shuǐ
water (radical form)
Left water radical, three drops. Marks 洒 as a water-action character: sprinkling, splashing, scattering liquid. Same radical anchors 滴 (drip), 泼 (splash), 浇 (pour), 淋 (drench).
phonetic
西 xī
west (graphic only)
Right side looks like 西 (west) but functions as a graphic phonetic carrier. 洒 is also a simplified form of traditional 灑, where the phonetic was 麗 (lì) — quite different. The modern shape with 西 stabilises an older variant where 西 was loosely associated with sǎ/xǐ readings. The 'west' meaning plays no semantic role.

Stroke Order

洒 sǎ