撒 (saat3 | sa3 sa1) : scatter; spill; let go

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撒

saat3

sa3 sa1

(1)
[saat3 & sa3] scatter; spill; sprinkle; spread; strew

(2)
[saat3 & sa1]
[1] let go; throw out; release
[2] excrete (urine); leak
[3] run wild; let oneself go; make a scene

(1) The stop-ending syllable has a nasal-ending synonym in 散 [saan3].

Stroke count: 15

Level: 3

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

撒

Don't confuse with:
撤

This word has been viewed 6893 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 31st Jul 2009 14:39

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撒謊 saat3 fong2 sa1 huang3 = to tell a lie

撒賴 saat3 laai6 = act shamelessly

撒嬌 saat3 giu1 sa1 jiao1 = act like a spoiled child

撒但 saat3 daan6 sa1 dan4 = Satan

撒旦 saat3 daan3 = Satan

彌撒 nei4 saat3 mi2 sa5 = mass (liturgy)

彌撒用書 nei4 saat3 jung6 syu1 mi2 sa1 yong4 shu1 = a missal

撒氣 saat3 hei3 sa1 qi4 = [v] leak; go flat; vent one's anger

撒手人寰 saat3 sau2 jan4 waan4 sa1 shou3 ren2 huan2 = to pass away; decease; die; to leave this realm of existence

彌撒曲 nei4 saat3 kuk1 mi2 sa1 qu3 = [music] Mass

撒野 saat3 je5 sa1 ye3 = behave atrociously

撒鹽 saat3 jim4 sa3 yan2 = sprinkle or scatter salt

耶路撒冷 je4 lou6 saat3 laang5 ye1 lu4 sa1 leng3 = Jerusalem

帖撒羅尼迦前書 tip3 saat3 lo4 nei4 gaa1 cin4 syu1 tie3 sa1 luo2 ni2 jia1 qian2 shu1 = 1 Thessalonians

帖撒羅尼迦後書 tip3 saat3 lo4 nei4 gaa1 hau6 syu1 tie3 sa1 luo2 ni2 jia1 hou4 shu1 = 2 Thessalonians

撒哈拉 saat3 haa1 laai1 sa1 ha1 la1 = Sahara

撒哈拉以南非洲 saat3 haa1 laai1 ji5 naam4 fei1 zau1 sa1 ha1 la1 yi3 nan2 fei1 zhou1 = Sub-Saharan Africa

撒迦利亞書 saat3 gaa1 lei6 aa3 syu1 sa1 jia1 li4 ya3 shu1 = Book of Zechariah

撒都該人 saat3 dou1 goi1 jan4 sa1 du1 gai1 ren2 = Sadducees

耶路撒冷郵報 je4 lou6 saat3 laang5 jau4 bou3 = The Jerusalem Post

盎格魯撒克遜族 ong3*1 gaak3 lou5 saat3 haak1 seon3 zuk6 = Anglo-Saxon

撒哈拉沙漠 saat3 haa1 laai1 saa1 mok6 = Sahara Desert

帖撒羅尼迦 tip3 saat3 lo4 nei4 gaa1 tie3 sa1 luo2 ni2 jia1 = Thessalonica

撒馬爾幹 saat3 maa5 ji5 gon3 sa3 ma3 er3 gan4 = Samarkand, city in Uzbekistan

西撒哈拉 sai1 saat3 haa1 laai1 xi1 sa1 ha1 la1 = Western Sahara

撒哈拉以南 saat3 haa1 laai1 ji5 naam4 sa1 ha1 la1 yi3 nan2 = sub-Saharan

撒瑪利亞會 saat3 maa5 lei6 aa3 wui6*2 sa1 ma3 li4 ya4 hui4 = the Samaritans

安魂彌撒 on1 wan4 nei4 saat3 an1 hun2 mi2 sa5 = Requiem

循化撒拉族自治縣 ceon4 faa3 saat3 laai1 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6 xun2 hua4 Sa3 la1 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Xunhua Salazu autonomous county (county in Qinghai)

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