Read Edit View history 薩 sàSà 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.