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灑

简洒 · 繁灑

Mandarin · pinyin sǎ

to sprinkle
to spray
to spill
to shed

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灑: Look up this written character
洒: sǎ · sprinkle; scatter; pour; to wipe away; to shiver

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3 · sa3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

saa2

Cantonese word readings for 灑. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

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to sprinkle; to splash
to scatter; to throw
a surname

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(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 洗
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 蓰 (xǐ)

character

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 釃 /酾
used in 離灑／离洒

character

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) cold
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) terrified

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only used in 淋灑／淋洒

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