洒 (sǎ): to sprinkle, to spray, to spill
洒 (sǎ) is a Chinese character meaning “to sprinkle.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 氵 (semantic) and 西 (phonetic). It ranks #2226 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 洒 water. Its radical form 氵 (water) appears in many related characters such as 水 (shuǐ, water), 汉 (hàn, Han ethnic group), 汽 (qì, steam).
Definitions
- to sprinkle
- to spray
- to spill
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
Practice writing 洒 with real-time feedback — trace each stroke in the correct order and build muscle memory in the HanziFeed app.
Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 潇洒 | xiāo sǎ | confident and at ease |
| 喷洒 | pēn sǎ | to spray |
| 挥洒 | huī sǎ | to sprinkle |
| 洒满 | sǎ mǎn | to sprinkle over sth |
| 抛洒 | pāo sǎ | to drip |
| 洒水车 | sǎ shuǐ chē | sprinkler truck |
| 洒脱 | sǎ tuo | free and at ease |
| 洒水机 | sǎ shuǐ jī | sprinkler |
| 挥洒自如 | huī sǎ zì rú | (idiom) to do (sth) with great aplomb |
| 洒落 | sǎ luò | to fall downward in a scattered, lightly sprinkled manner (as light, petals, leaves etc) |
| 洋洋洒洒 | yáng yáng sǎ sǎ | voluminous |
| 飘洒 | piāo sǎ | suave |
| 布洒器 | bù sǎ qì | disperser |
| 洒家 | sǎ jiā | (archaic) I |
| 洒水 | sǎ shuǐ | to sprinkle |
洒 appears in 23 compound words: 39 as the first character, 39 as the last, and 22 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 洒 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
清晨的洒面波光粼粼,倒映着岸边的柳树。
qīng chén de sǎ miàn bō guāng 粼 粼 , dǎo yìng zhe àn biān de liǔ shù .
The early morning sun glistens on the water's surface, reflecting the willow trees along the shore.
...测驾驶体验,小鹏汽车智驾舒适度评测软件“洒了么”正式上线
. . . cè jià shǐ tǐ yàn , xiǎo péng qì chē zhì jià shū shì dù píng cè ruǎn jiàn sǎ le má zhèng shì shàng xiàn
黄阿玛下班了!新人“啤下组织”接棒大洒币 青年冲剧场最高回馈300点不限次数
huáng ā mǎ xià bān le ! xīn rén pí xià zǔ zhī jiē bàng dà sǎ bì qīng nián chōng jù chǎng zuì gāo huí kuì 3 0 0 diǎn bù xiàn cì shǔ
无人机喷洒农药:增产利器还是蜜蜂杀手?全网观点大P...
wú rén jī pēn sǎ nóng yào : zēng chǎn lì qì hái shì mì fēng shā shǒu ? quán wǎng guàn diǎn dà P . . .
塑胶袋之乱延烧!国一惊见“透明袋洒整路”:根本炫富 罚款出炉
sù jiāo dài zhī luàn yán shāo ! guó yī jīng jiàn tòu míng dài sǎ zhěng lù : gēn běn xuàn fù fá kuǎn chū lú
我在鱼上洒盐和胡椒作调味。
Wǒ zài yú shàng sǎ yán hé hújiāo zuò tiáowèi.
I seasoned the fish with salt and pepper.
汤姆把饮料洒到了自己身上。
Tāngmǔ bǎ yǐnliào sǎ dào le zìjǐ shēnshang.
Tom spilled his drink on himself.
烤箱内如有液体洒出,应立即清理,以免留下顽固污渍。
Kǎoxiāng nèi rú yǒu yètǐ sǎ chū, yīng lìjí qīnglǐ, yǐmiǎn liúxià wángù wūzì.
Clean up spills inside the oven as soon as they happen to avoid stubborn stains.
Character Family
Frequently Asked Questions
What does 洒 (sǎ) mean in Chinese?
What's the difference between 洒 and 晒?
How many strokes does 洒 have?
What is the radical of 洒?
What are the components of 洒?
What are common words containing 洒?
What characters sound the same as 洒 (sǎ)?
Is 洒 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Practice writing 洒 with real-time feedback
Trace stroke sequences, hear native pronunciation, and build lasting retention with spaced repetition in the HanziFeed app.