Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “sa”
12 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
Tone by tone
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The same letters can represent different words when the tone changes.
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First tone
sā
3
Third tone
sǎ
4
Fourth tone
sà
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Neutral tone
sa
Sound in context
Words using this pronunciation family
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洒sǎ
to sprinkle
撒sǎto scatter
菩萨púsà撒谎sāhuǎngto tell lies
潇洒xiāosǎconfident and at ease
五卅wǔ sàabbr. for 五卅運動|五卅运动[wu3 sa4 yun4 dong4], The May Thirtieth Movement
五卅运动wǔ sà yùn dònganti-imperialist movement of 30th May 1925, involving general strike esp. in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong etc
仨sāthree
卅sàthirty, thirtieth
喷洒pēn sǎto spray