Read Edit View history 薩 sà Bodhisattva, Buddhist idol Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Used in transliterations of Sanskrit words, such as "Bodhisattva" (菩萨). Possibly a corruption of 薛. Pinyin Separate values with commas sà × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 萨 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint 艹 is a component form of 艸. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 薩 Simp strokes 薩 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 薩 Simp strokes 薩 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 薩 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 378, 811 ], [ 419, 785 ], [ 447, 655 ] ], [ [ 184, 712 ], [ 222, 697 ], [ 256, 695 ], [ 503, 744 ] ], [ [ 632, 861 ], [ 646, 854 ], [ 664, 824 ], [ 631, 725 ], [ 602, 662 ] ], [ [ 579, 751 ], [ 617, 743 ], [ 788, 763 ], [ 838, 757 ], [ 865, 746 ] ], [ [ 226, 553 ], [ 250, 547 ], [ 314, 576 ], [ 348, 584 ], [ 359, 581 ], [ 368, 569 ], [ 354, 530 ], [ 330, 494 ], [ 318, 457 ], [ 325, 434 ], [ 365, 377 ], [ 369, 338 ], [ 365, 327 ], [ 351, 327 ], [ 287, 345 ] ], [ [ 164, 570 ], [ 182, 556 ], [ 201, 526 ], [ 207, 441 ], [ 204, 223 ], [ 197, 128 ], [ 179, 31 ], [ 179, 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426 566 416 579 Q 403 597 368 615 Q 349 622 335 612 Q 283 570 218 555 C 189 547 205 519 234 527 Z", "M 218 555 Q 197 574 171 580 Q 161 583 155 574 Q 152 568 160 557 Q 212 425 174 149 Q 167 104 151 57 Q 144 32 148 12 Q 157 -22 168 -35 Q 180 -50 190 -35 Q 220 -2 222 163 Q 222 448 234 527 C 236 541 236 541 218 555 Z", "M 594 659 Q 573 665 568 662 Q 564 659 566 651 Q 569 644 586 632 Q 604 619 623 599 C 644 577 655 577 654 607 Q 654 616 650 629 Q 646 642 625 651 Q 618 654 608 655 L 594 659 Z", "M 623 599 Q 563 587 495 578 Q 465 574 486 559 Q 516 543 579 554 Q 622 563 669 572 L 700 579 Q 793 603 795 605 Q 802 612 798 619 Q 792 628 769 634 Q 745 638 721 629 Q 687 619 654 607 L 623 599 Z", "M 669 572 Q 663 538 639 505 L 614 476 Q 569 440 530 416 Q 523 412 528 409 Q 532 406 540 408 Q 603 420 650 463 L 679 496 Q 719 550 721 555 L 721 557 Q 717 564 700 579 C 678 599 675 601 669 572 Z", "M 639 505 Q 594 517 526 522 Q 520 523 522 515 Q 525 508 533 505 Q 572 493 614 476 L 650 463 Q 737 430 741 430 Q 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131 Q 527 128 547 115 Q 577 94 621 104 Q 628 105 641 107 L 684 114 Z", "M 681 45 Q 682 81 684 114 L 686 151 Q 687 185 689 214 L 691 254 Q 691 255 692 257 Q 695 302 692 307 Q 671 328 651 338 Q 641 341 632 337 Q 625 333 627 324 Q 642 291 642 241 L 642 203 Q 642 178 641 141 L 641 107 Q 641 77 641 40 C 641 10 680 15 681 45 Z", "M 641 40 Q 547 31 440 20 Q 421 19 434 2 Q 464 -25 496 -17 Q 640 19 859 11 Q 875 11 891 9 Q 910 9 914 16 Q 918 26 904 40 Q 853 79 793 63 Q 745 56 681 45 L 641 40 Z" ] } 17 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.