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Translingual
Han character
薩 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+14, 20 strokes, cangjie input 廿弓中一 (TNLM), four-corner 44214, composition ⿱艹隡)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1062, character 8
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32189
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3309, character 5
- Unihan data for U+85A9
Chinese
Glyph origin
Evolved from some variant of 薛.
Etymology
The surname originated from the Hui artist 薩都剌 (Sadula) in Yuan dynasty and was clipping of his original name.
Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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薩
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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10956
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Phonetic component
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薩
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Rime group
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月
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Rime subdivision
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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躠
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Old Chinese
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/*saːd/
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Notes
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菩薩梵譯bodhisattva,薛産兩聲
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Definitions
薩
- Short for 菩薩/菩萨 (púsà).
- a surname
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
薩
(Jinmeiyō kanji)
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Readings
Etymology
Pronunciation
Affix
薩 • (satsu) ←さつ (satu)?
- Short for 薩摩 (Satsuma, “Satsuma (a former domain in Japan)”).
Korean
Hanja
薩 • (sal) (hangeul 살, revised sal, McCune–Reischauer sal, Yale sal)
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Vietnamese
Han character
薩: Hán Nôm readings: tát
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