洒 (sǎ) is a Chinese character meaning “to sprinkle”. It is written from 氵 (water (left-side form)) and 西 (west), side by side, and takes 9 strokes.
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Structure
氵 + 西
Left–right structure
Structure from: 现代字形拆分 IDS ⿰氵西，已对照 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验（3+6=9）
Memory aid
Water (氵) thrown toward the west (西): the drops leave your hand and scatter across the ground.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
9 strokes
In real words
- 洒水sǎ shuǐto sprinkle water洒 = sǎ
- 洒脱sǎ tuōfree and easy; unconstrained洒 = sǎ
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All readings
to sprinkle
to sprinkle; to spray; to spill (a liquid or scattered things)
使水或别的东西分散地落下；散落。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 洒水sǎ shuǐto sprinkle water洒 = sǎ
- 洒脱sǎ tuōfree and easy; unconstrained洒 = sǎ
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Questions people ask about this character
What does 洒 mean?
洒 (sǎ) means to sprinkle; to spray; to spill (a liquid or scattered things).
How do you pronounce 洒?
It is pronounced sǎ.
What parts is 洒 made of?
氵 (water (left-side form)) and 西 (west), side by side. The recorded source is: 现代字形拆分 IDS ⿰氵西，已对照 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验（3+6=9）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 洒 have?
9. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 洒?
水. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 洒?
Common ones are 洒水 and 洒脱. The reading of 洒 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.