薩 sàSà Bodhisattva, Buddhist idol Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Used in transliterations of Sanskrit words, such as "Bodhisattva" (菩萨). Possibly a corruption of 薛. Components 艹 艹 Unknown component cao, cǎo grass 艹 is a component form of 艸. 隡 隡 Unknown component sà [geographical place name] Historical Pronunciations Old ChineseZhengzhangsaːd Sources Character origin 漢語多功能字庫zi.toolsReadings & variants Unicode Historical pronunciations Zhengzhang Shangfang 萨 sà Bodhisattva, Buddhist idol Simplified Simplified form of 薩. Used in transliterations of Sanskrit words, such as "Bodhisattva" (菩萨). Components 艹 艹 Unknown component cao, cǎo grass 隡 隡 Simplified component sà [geographical place name] Sources Character origin 漢語多功能字庫Readings & variants Unicode