薩U+85A916 STROKES
Entry·pron. sà
ㄙㄚˋ
“Used in transliterations, especially for the Buddhist term 'bodhisattva'; also a surname.”
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- 菩薩ㄆㄨˊ ㄙㄚˋ(Buddhism) bodhisattva; a being who seeks enlightenment and helps others; a compassionate person; a saintly or benevolent figure.
- 披薩ㄆㄧ ㄙㄚˋa baked flatbread topped with cheese, sauce, and various toppings such as meat, seafood, or vegetables; a popular Italian-style dish
- 薩德ㄙㄚˋ ㄉㄜˊU.S. missile defense system deployed in South Korea; Terminal High Altitude Area Defense; THAAD.
- 哈薩克ㄏㄚ ㄙㄚˋ ㄎㄜˋKazakhstan; Kazakh (person, language, or culture)
- 薩克斯風ㄙㄚˋ ㄎㄜˋ ㄙ ㄈㄥsaxophone; a curved conical metal wind instrument with a reed mouthpiece and keyed tone holes, used in jazz, dance music, and military bands
- 薩摩ㄙㄚˋ ㄇㄛˊSatsuma; former Japanese province in southern Kyushu; a citrus variety
- 凱薩琳ㄎㄞˇ ㄙㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊCatherine; name of Russian empresses, notably Catherine I and Catherine the Great
- 薩爾瓦多ㄙㄚˋ ㄦˇ ㄨㄚˇ ㄉㄨㄛEl Salvador; country in Central America bordering the Pacific Ocean
- 薩摩藩ㄙㄚˋ ㄇㄛˊ ㄈㄢˊpowerful feudal domain in Satsuma (modern Kagoshima), Japan; key force behind the Meiji Restoration
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