# 撒

| 撒 | U+6492, &#25746; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6492 |
| ← 撑 [U+6491] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 撓 → [U+6493] |

## Translingual
### Han character

撒 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 手廿月大 (QTBK), four-corner 5804$_0$, composition ⿰扌散)

#### Derived characters

* 𫬒

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 454, character 7
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12697
* Dae Jaweon: page 803, character 23
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1953, character 9
* Unihan data for U+6492

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 散 | *saːnʔ, *saːns |
| 糤 | *saːnʔ |
| 繖 | *saːnʔ, *saːns |
| 饊 | *saːnʔ |
| 鏾 | *saːnʔ |
| 潸 | *sraːn, *sraːnʔ |
| 霰 | *sqʰeːns |
| 撒 | *saːd |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *saːd) : semantic 扌 (“hand”) + phonetic 散 (OC *saːnʔ, *saːns) – to scatter with the hand.‘

### Etymology

Cognate with 散 (OC *saːnʔ, *saːns, “to disperse; scattered”). See there for more.

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): sā (sa$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄙㄚ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): saat$^3$
* Eastern Min (BUC): sák
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): soah / sat
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$sa; $^7$saq
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: sā
*** Zhuyin: ㄙㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sa
*** Wade–Giles: sa$^1$
*** Yale: sā
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sa
*** Palladius: са (sa)
*** Sinological IPA : /sä⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: saat$^3$
*** Yale: saat
*** Cantonese Pinyin: saat$^8$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sad$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /saːt̚³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: sák
*** Sinological IPA : /sɑʔ²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soah
*** Tâi-lô: suah
*** Phofsit Daibuun: soaq
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Singapore): /suaʔ³²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /suaʔ⁵/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sat
*** Tâi-lô: sat
*** Phofsit Daibuun: sad
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /sat̚⁵/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /sat̚³²/
* soah - vernacular;
* sat - literary.
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit撒 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /sa²¹⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /sa⁴⁴/ ～手 /sa²¹³/ ～種 |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /sɑ¹³/ ～種 /sɑ²¹/ ～手 |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /sa⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /sa⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /sa²⁴/ ～手 /sa⁵³/ ～種 |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /sa⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /sa⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /sa⁵³/ ～播 /sa⁴⁴/ ～手 |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /sa⁴⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /sa⁵¹/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /sa⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /sa⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /sa⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /sa̠⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /sɑ²¹²/ ～種 /sɑʔ⁵/ ～尿 |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /sɐʔ⁵/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /saʔ²/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /sʌʔ¹³/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /saʔ⁴³/ ～開腿跑 /sa⁵³/ ～飯 |
| Wu | Shanghai | /sa³⁵/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /saʔ⁵/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /sɑʔ⁵/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /sa²¹³/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /saʔ²¹/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /sa⁵/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /sa⁴¹/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /san⁴²/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /saʔ⁵/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /sat̚³/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /ɬat̚³³/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /sɐt̚³/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /sat̚³²/ /suaʔ³²/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /suɛ²⁴/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /suaʔ²/ /saʔ²/ /sak̚²/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /tua³³/ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*saːd/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 撒 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 10977 |
| Phonetic component | 散 |
| Rime group | 月 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 躠 |
| Old Chinese | /*saːd/ |
| Notes | 說文作殺下米 |

#### Definitions

撒
* to cast away; to let go
* (colloquial) to excrete (urine); to piss
* (derogatory) to throw off one's constraint
* (Singapore Hokkien) nevermind; forget it; to let a matter drop

#### Compounds

* 丟風撒腳／丢风撒脚
* 凱撒／凯撒
* 剌剌撒撒
* 吊撒
* 吊腰撒跨
* 呆裡撒奸
* 單撒手兒／单撒手儿
* 彌撒／弥撒
* 彌撒曲／弥撒曲 (mísāqǔ)
* 彌撒經書／弥撒经书
* 懵撒
* 打撒手
* 打滾撒潑／打滚撒泼
* 扭腰撒胯
* 拋撒／抛撒
* 搭搭撒撒
* 搭撒
* 撇撒
* 撒丫子 (sā yāzi)
* 撒但 (Sādàn)
* 撒但教 (Sādànjiào)
* 撒刁
* 撒噴／撒喷
* 撒嘴
* 撒奇萊雅族／撒奇莱雅族 (sāqíláiyǎzú)
* 撒嬌／撒娇 (sājiāo)
* 撒嬌兒／撒娇儿
* 撒嬌撒痴／撒娇撒痴
* 撒嬌賣俏／撒娇卖俏
* 撒尿 (sāniào)
* 撒巴掌
* 撒手 (sāshǒu)
* 撒手人寰 (sāshǒurénhuán)
* 撒手塵寰／撒手尘寰 (sāshǒuchénhuán)
* 撒手歸去／撒手归去
* 撒手鐧／撒手锏
* 撒把
* 撒拉族 (Sālāzú)
* 撅撒
* 撒播 (sǎbō)
* 撒放
* 撒施
* 撒旦 (Sādàn)
* 撒旦教 (Sādànjiào)
* 撒村
* 撒極／撒极
* 撒歡／撒欢 (sāhuān)
* 撒歡兒／撒欢儿
* 撒氣／撒气 (sāqì)
* 撒溺
* 撒滯殢／撒滞𣨼
* 撒潑／撒泼 (sāpō)
* 撒潑打滾／撒泼打滚
* 撒潑放刁／撒泼放刁
* 撒科
* 撒科打諢／撒科打诨
* 撒窩／撒窝
* 撒網／撒网 (sāwǎng)
* 撒線／撒线
* 撒腳／撒脚
* 撒腿
* 撒詐搗虛／撒诈捣虚
* 撒謊／撒谎 (sāhuǎng)
* 撒賴／撒赖 (sālài)
* 撒酒瘋／撒酒疯 (sā jiǔfēng)
* 撒酒瘋兒／撒酒疯儿
* 撒酒風／撒酒风
* 撒野 (sāyě)
* 撒開／撒开
* 撒頑／撒顽
* 撒風撒痴／撒风撒痴
* 撒騷放屁／撒骚放屁
* 撒鴨子／撒鸭子
* 攪撒／搅撒
* 放刁撒潑／放刁撒泼
* 望彌撒／望弥撒
* 決撒／决撒
* 溜撒
* 耶路撒冷 (Yēlùsālěng)

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): sǎ (sa$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄙㄚˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): saat$^3$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): soah / sat
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: sǎ
*** Zhuyin: ㄙㄚˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sǎ
*** Wade–Giles: sa$^3$
*** Yale: sǎ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: saa
*** Palladius: са (sa)
*** Sinological IPA : /sä²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: saat$^3$
*** Yale: saat
*** Cantonese Pinyin: saat$^8$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sad$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /saːt̚³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soah
*** Tâi-lô: suah
*** Phofsit Daibuun: soaq
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /suaʔ³²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /suaʔ⁵/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sat
*** Tâi-lô: sat
*** Phofsit Daibuun: sad
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /sat̚⁵/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /sat̚³²/
* soah - vernacular (“to ”);
* sat - literary.
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit撒 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /sa²¹⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /sa⁴⁴/ ～手 /sa²¹³/ ～種 |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /sɑ¹³/ ～種 /sɑ²¹/ ～手 |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /sa⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /sa⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /sa²⁴/ ～手 /sa⁵³/ ～種 |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /sa⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /sa⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /sa⁵³/ ～播 /sa⁴⁴/ ～手 |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /sa⁴⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /sa⁵¹/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /sa⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /sa⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /sa⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /sa̠⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /sɑ²¹²/ ～種 /sɑʔ⁵/ ～尿 |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /sɐʔ⁵/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /saʔ²/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /sʌʔ¹³/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /saʔ⁴³/ ～開腿跑 /sa⁵³/ ～飯 |
| Wu | Shanghai | /sa³⁵/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /saʔ⁵/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /sɑʔ⁵/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /sa²¹³/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /saʔ²¹/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /sa⁵/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /sa⁴¹/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /san⁴²/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /saʔ⁵/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /sat̚³/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /ɬat̚³³/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /sɐt̚³/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /sat̚³²/ /suaʔ³²/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /suɛ²⁴/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /suaʔ²/ /saʔ²/ /sak̚²/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /tua³³/ |

#### Definitions

撒
* to scatter; to sprinkle; to disperse
* to spill
* (Hokkien) to add into food (of seasoning, liquid, powder, etc.)

#### Compounds

* 丟油撒水／丢油撒水
* 坐床撒帳／坐床撒帐
* 扎撒
* 撒和
* 撒帳／撒帐
* 撒扇
* 撒播 (sǎbō)
* 撲撒／扑撒
* 撒播機／撒播机
* 撒施
* 撒漫
* 撒然
* 撒種／撒种 (sǎzhǒng)
* 撒紙錢／撒纸钱
* 撒花 (sǎhuā)
* 撒落
* 撒西米
* 撒謎語／撒谜语
* 撒豆成兵
* 撒鏝／撒镘
* 撒鞋
* 昏撒
* 演撒
* 潑潑撒撒／泼泼撒撒
* 阿撒不魯／阿撒不鲁 (āsǎbùlǔ)
* 阿撒布魯／阿撒布鲁 (āsǎbùlǔ)

### Pronunciation 3

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): sǎ, sā (sa$^3$, sa$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄙㄚˇ, ㄙㄚ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: sǎ
*** Zhuyin: ㄙㄚˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sǎ
*** Wade–Giles: sa$^3$
*** Yale: sǎ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: saa
*** Palladius: са (sa)
*** Sinological IPA : /sä²¹⁴/
** (Standard Chinese, Mainland, Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: sā
*** Zhuyin: ㄙㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sa
*** Wade–Giles: sa$^1$
*** Yale: sā
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sa
*** Palladius: са (sa)
*** Sinological IPA : /sä⁵⁵/
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit撒 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /sa²¹⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /sa⁴⁴/ ～手 /sa²¹³/ ～種 |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /sɑ¹³/ ～種 /sɑ²¹/ ～手 |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /sa⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /sa⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /sa²⁴/ ～手 /sa⁵³/ ～種 |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /sa⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /sa⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /sa⁵³/ ～播 /sa⁴⁴/ ～手 |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /sa⁴⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /sa⁵¹/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /sa⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /sa⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /sa⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /sa̠⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /sɑ²¹²/ ～種 /sɑʔ⁵/ ～尿 |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /sɐʔ⁵/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /saʔ²/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /sʌʔ¹³/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /saʔ⁴³/ ～開腿跑 /sa⁵³/ ～飯 |
| Wu | Shanghai | /sa³⁵/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /saʔ⁵/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /sɑʔ⁵/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /sa²¹³/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /saʔ²¹/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /sa⁵/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /sa⁴¹/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /san⁴²/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /saʔ⁵/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /sat̚³/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /ɬat̚³³/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /sɐt̚³/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /sat̚³²/ /suaʔ³²/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /suɛ²⁴/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /suaʔ²/ /saʔ²/ /sak̚²/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /tua³³/ |

#### Definitions

撒
* a surname

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Jinmeiyō kanji)
* scatter, sprinkle, strew

#### Readings

* Go-on: さち (sachi)
* Kan-on: さつ (satsu)
* Kan’yō-on: さん (san)
* Kun: まく (maku, 撒く)

#### Compounds

* 撒水(さんすい) (sansui), 撒水(さっすい) (sassui)

## Korean
### Hanja

撒 (eumhun 뿌릴 살 (ppuril sal))
* hanja form of 살 (“scatter, sprinkle, strew”)

#### Compounds

* 살포 (撒布, salpo, “scattering; sprinkling”)
* 살수 (撒水, salsu, “water sprinkling; watering”)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

撒: Hán Nôm readings: tát, tản, rát
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