萨

薩

sà

noun #1,906

Meanings

1 used in transliterations
2 Bodhisattva (abbreviation)

Characters

used in transliterations

Examples

比萨斜塔很有名。

Bǐsà xiétǎ hěn yǒumíng.

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is very famous.

萨拉是我的同事。

Sàlā shì wǒ de tóngshì.

Sara is my colleague.

Tips

usage

萨 is mainly used in transliterations: 萨拉 (Sara), 比萨 (Pisa/pizza), 萨克斯 (saxophone). It also appears in 菩萨 (púsà, Bodhisattva), short for 菩提萨埵.

Stroke Order

萨 sà