Chinese symbol for “sprinkle”
洒
sǎ
Traditional: 灑
to sprinkle; to spray; to spill; to shed
The closest CC-CEDICT match for sprinkle is 洒 (sǎ), defined as: to sprinkle; to spray; to spill; to shed.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “sprinkle”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 淋 | lín | to sprinkle; to drip |
| 挥洒 (揮灑) | huī sǎ | to sprinkle; to shed (tears, blood etc) |
| 洒水 (灑水) | sǎ shuǐ | to sprinkle |
| 抛撒 (拋撒) | pāo sǎ | to sprinkle |
| 撒 | sǎ | to scatter; to sprinkle |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 洒.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 潇洒 (瀟灑) | xiāo sǎ | confident and at ease; free and easy |
| 洒脱 (灑脫) | sǎ tuo | free and at ease; natural; unconstrained |
| 喷洒 (噴灑) | pēn sǎ | to spray; to sprinkle |
| 挥洒 (揮灑) | huī sǎ | to sprinkle; to shed (tears, blood etc) |
| 洒水 (灑水) | sǎ shuǐ | to sprinkle |
| 洒落 (灑落) | sǎ luò | to fall downward in a scattered, lightly sprinkled manner (as light, petals, leaves etc); (literary) carefree and unrestrained; natural and |
See also: Japanese symbol for “sprinkle”.
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