Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

let go; to scatter

Chinese: 散播、扬起。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “sa” becomes a different word in each tone. 撒 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 撒谎sā huǎngto tell lies
  • 撒然sā ránsudden
  • 撒种sǎ zhǒngto sow seeds
  • 撒手sā shǒuto let go of sth; to give up
  • 撒气sā qìto leak (of air); to go flat (of a tire); to vent one's anger

Example Sentence

农民把种子撒在田里。Nóng mín bǎ zhǒng zi sǎ zài tián lǐ.The farmer scatters seeds in the field.

农民Nóng mínpeasant(marks the object)种子zhǒng ziseedto let gozàiattiánfieldinside