Dong Chinese dictionary

sǎ

sprinkle

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 麗 represents the sound.

Components

氵 Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

麗 Sound component

lì, lí

beautiful

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

sǎ

sprinkle, splash; scatter, throw; to sprinkle; to spray; to spill; to shed

Most common words with 灑

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