撒

sā

to let go

to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to; (coll.) to pee

hand (扌) + scatter (散) = let loose or cast out

散 means to scatter or disperse, and adding the hand radical grounds the action in a physical release — a hand spreading something outward. Together they capture the moment of letting go.

扌+散→撒
扌HandSemantic
散To scatterSemantic

他把手里的绳子撒开了。

tā bǎ shǒu lǐ de shéng zi sā kāi le。

He let go of the rope in his hand.

渔民把网撒进海里,等着鱼游进来。

yú mín bǎ wǎng sā jìn hǎi lǐ,děng zhe yú yóu jìn lái。

The fisherman cast the net into the sea and waited for fish to swim in.

Words with 撒

撒拉族

sā lā zú

Salar ethnic group of Qinghai province

撒野

sā yě

to display shockingly bad behavior

凯撒

kǎi sā

Caesar or Kaiser (name)

撒手

sā shǒu

to let go of sth

饭撒

fàn sā

(coll.) gesture by an idol aimed at delighting fans (e.g. winking or throwing signed items); to interact with fans in such a manner (loanword from Japanese "fansābisu" – literally, "fan service")

魔王撒旦

mó wáng sā dàn

Satan, Devil king

不见兔子不撒鹰

bù jiàn tù zi bù sā yīng

you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom)

亚撒

yà sā

Asa (?-870 BC), third king of Judah and fifth king of the House of David (Judaism)

以利亚撒

yǐ lì yà sā

Eleazar (son of Eluid)

以撒

yǐ sā

Isaac (son of Abraham)

伯罗奔尼撒

bó luó bēn ní sā

Peloponnese (peninsula in southern Greece)

依撒依亚

yī sā yī yà

Isaiah (Catholic transliteration)

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