to sprinkle

to spray; to spill; to shed

water (氵) + west (西) = sprinkle and spill

The water radical carries the full meaning here — liquid scattering or falling in drops. 西 mainly contributes the sǎ sound rather than any sense of direction.

+西
WaterSemantic
西WestPhonetic

她在花上了一些水。

tā zài huā shàng sǎ le yī xiē shuǐ。

She sprinkled some water on the flowers.

他不小心把茶在桌子上了。

tā bù xiǎo xīn bǎ chá sǎ zài zhuōzi shàng le。

He accidentally spilled tea on the table.

Words with 洒

飘洒

piāo sǎ

suave

喷洒

pēn sǎ

to spray

喷洒器

pēn sǎ qì

sprinkler; sprayer

布洒器

bù sǎ qì

disperser

抛洒

pāo sǎ

to drip

挥毫洒墨

huī háo sǎ mò

to wield a writing brush (idiom)

挥洒

huī sǎ

to sprinkle

挥洒自如

huī sǎ zì rú

(idiom) to do (sth) with great aplomb

洋洋洒洒

yáng yáng sǎ sǎ

voluminous

潇洒

xiāo sǎ

confident and at ease

溅洒

jiàn sǎ

to spill

洒家

sǎ jiā

(archaic) I; me (used by males during the Song and Yuan dynasties)

More characters with 氵