xiǎncuǐ HSK5

sprinkle

Senses

/ 灑 variants: 洒 to spill

to spill or shed, especially liquid; to fall in a scattered way

/ 灑 variants: 洒 to sprinkle

to sprinkle; to spray; to scatter water or small objects across a surface

/ 灑 [unrestrained]

(bound form) free and easy; unrestrained; elegant, as in the word 潇洒 xiāo​sǎ

/ 灑 xiǎn variants: 洒 [alarmed]

(bound form) alarmed or surprised; also used to mean cold

/ 灑 xiǎn variants: 洒 [respectful]

(bound form) respectful; solemn

/ 灑 variants: 洒 surname

a Chinese surname

/ 灑 to write with a free hand

to wield a brush to write or paint in a free and natural manner; to wield

I

(literary) used in the word 洒家 sǎ​jiā, a self-referential pronoun used by men in ancient vernacular fiction

to wash

(literary) to wash; to cleanse; equivalent to

cuǐ lofty

(literary) high and steep; lofty

xiǎn deep and steep

(literary) high and steep (of cliffs or riverbanks)

References

see 洒/灑 潇洒/瀟灑
variant 洒/洒 洒/灑
see 洒/洒 洒家/洒家
same_as 洒/洒 洗/洗