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萨

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used in 菩薩|菩萨[pu2 sa4]; used in transliteration

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Strokes
11
Radical
艸 +8
Structure
Top–bottom 上下
Traditional
薩
Common rank
#441
Unicode
U+8428

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Formation & memory

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How 萨 is formed

Components 艹 阝 产

How to remember it

Samoa · Heisig RSH #2711

flower + pinnacle + 产 products

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 萨

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
萨德尔市 Sà dé ěr shì Sadr city (Shia township in East Bagdad)
德克萨斯 Dé kè sà sī Texas, US state
萨克斯风 sà kè sī fēng (loanword) saxophone
阿尔萨斯 Ā ěr sà sī Alsace, French department
布拉萨市 Bù lā sà shì Brazzaville, capital of Congo (Tw)
得克萨斯 Dé kè sà sī Texas, US state (an official transliteration, but less commonly used than 德克薩斯|德克萨斯[De2 ke…
拉萨市 Lā sà Shì Lhasa, prefecture-level city and capital of Tibet Autonomous Region 西藏自治區|西藏自治区[Xi1 zang4 …
萨克斯管 sà kè sī guǎn sax; saxophone
萨克斯 sà kè sī sax; saxophone
萨兰斯克 Sà lán sī kè Saransk, capital of the Republic of Mordovia, Russia
萨巴德罗 Sà bā dé luó Zapatero (name); José Luis Zapatero (1960-), Spanish PSOE politician, prime minister of Sp…
萨德尔 Sà dé ěr Sadr (name); Moqtada Sadr (c. 1973-), Iraqi Shia clergyman and militia leader
萨斯卡通 Sà sī kǎ tōng Saskatoon city, Saskatchewan, Canada
阿克塞哈萨克族自治县 Ā kè sài Hā sà kè zú Zì zhì xiàn Aksay Kazakh Autonomous County, in Jiuquan City 酒泉市[Jiu3 quan2 Shi4], Gansu
萨尔图区 Sà ěr tú Qū Sartu, a district of Daqing City 大慶市|大庆市[Da4 qing4 Shi4], Heilongjiang
萨斯病 sà sī bìng SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)
特里萨 Tè lǐ sà Teresa; Theresa (name)
萨克拉门托 Sà kè lā mén tuō Sacramento
萨尔州 Sà ěr zhōu Saarland, state of Germany, capital Saarbrücken 薩爾布呂肯|萨尔布吕肯[Sa4 er3 bu4 lu:3 ken3]
吉木萨尔县 Jí mù sà ěr Xiàn Jimsar, a county in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture 昌吉回族自治州[Chang1 ji2 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4…