撒
sāsǎ HSK7

release, scatter

撒 sā frequency
let go verb
to release, let loose, or set free from the hand

他一撒手，风筝就飞上天了。

tā yī sā shǒu, fēng​zheng jiù fēi shàng tiān le.

As soon as he let go, the kite flew up into the sky.

cast verb
to throw or cast out, particularly a net

渔民向湖里撒网打鱼。

yú​mín xiàng hú lǐ sā wǎng dǎ​yú.

The fisherman cast his net into the lake to fish.

vent verb
to give expression to feelings or behave in an unrestrained way

他在外面受了气，就回家对妻子撒火。

tā zài wài​miàn shòu le qì, jiù huí​jiā duì qī​zi sā huǒ.

He took his frustrations out on his wife after being mistreated outside.

urinate verb
to discharge urine (colloquial)

路边的一只流浪狗在墙角撒了泡尿。

lù biān de yī zhī liú​làng gǒu zài qiáng​jiǎo sā le pāo niào.

A stray dog by the roadside urinated in the corner.

撒 sǎ
sprinkle verb
to distribute small amounts of a substance over a surface

往披萨上撒一点儿芝士粉。

wǎng pī​sà shàng sǎ yì​diǎn'ér zhī​shì​fěn.

Sprinkle some powdered cheese on the pizza.

scatter verb
to disperse or throw things in various directions, often for sowing or distribution

农民正在田里撒种子。

nóng​mín zhèng​zài tián lǐ sǎ zhǒng​zi.

The farmer is sowing seeds in the field.

spill verb
to accidentally let a liquid or substance fall from a container

他不小心把碗里的汤撒了。

tā bù xiǎo​xīn bǎ wǎn lǐ de tāng sǎ le.

He accidentally spilled the soup in his bowl.

Cross-References

Has old variant

Frequency
Character
Written text
1,445th most common 77.5 per million
Movie subtitles
820th most common 151.5 per million appears in 46% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
41.6 per million appears in 14% of films
Written text
35.1 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 7
Strokes
15
Unicode
U+6492

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)