洒 (sǎ)
to sprinkle; to spray; to spill; to shed
- HSK 3.1 level 5
- 9 strokes
Etymology
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 西 represents the sound. Simplified form of 灑.
Shuowen Jiezi
《說文》：“洒，滌也。从水，西聲。古文為灑埽字。”
Components
- 氵 (meaning) — 氵 is a component form of 水.
- 西 (sound)