• 1443rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 79 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (sa1)to let go • to cast • to let loose • to discharge • to give expression to
2. (sa3)to scatter • to sprinkle • to spill

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (sa1)The component is pronounced as 'sǎn' (san3). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for (sa1)The component is pronounced as 'sàn' (san4). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for (sa3)The component is pronounced as 'sǎn' (san3). It has the same pinyin initial.
4. Pronunciation clue for (sa3)The component is pronounced as 'sàn' (san4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

凯撒 (凱撒)
撒娇 (撒嬌)
撒谎 (撒謊)
播撒 

Uncommon

弥撒 (彌撒)
撒切尔 (撒切爾)
撒哈拉 
撒尿 
撒手 
撒旦 
撒泼 (撒潑)
撒网 (撒網)
撒野 
耶路撒冷 

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  • 1298th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 31 words
  • Component in 15 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dàn (dan4)dawn • morning • day-break • day

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

一旦 

Uncommon

元旦 
复旦 (復旦)
撒旦 
花旦 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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