薩
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sà · Buddhist diety

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Character anatomy

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Shape and proportion

17Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

艹Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 薩

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Example sentences

Notice where 薩 sits in each complete thought.

Zhè shì wǒ chī guò de zuì hǎo de bǐ sà.這是我吃過的最好的比薩。

This is the best pizza I've ever eaten.

Source: Tatoeba #6120819 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ rèn wéi nǐ xiǎng chī de shì bǐ sà.我認為你想吃的是比薩。

I thought pizza was what you wanted to eat.

Source: Tatoeba #6460647 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ mén yào qù shì zhōng xīn chī bǐ sà.我們要去市中心吃比薩。

We are going downtown to eat pizza.

Source: Tatoeba #900705 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Sà mǐ bú shì yì bān de xī xuè guǐ.薩米不是一般的吸血鬼。

Sami is not an ordinary vampire.

Source: Tatoeba #13861366 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Sà mǐ wèi le tā de gǒu.薩米餵了他的狗。

Sami fed his dog.

Source: Tatoeba #13185208 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Hā sà kè shì zhōng yā zuì dà de guó jiā.哈薩克是中亞最大的國家。

Kazakhstan is the largest country in Central Asia.

Source: Tatoeba #13990627 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 薩 in context

  1. Say sà, then recall the core meaning: Buddhist diety.
  2. Write all 17 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 薩 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.