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The character "萨" is the simplified form of "薩", a construction that merges the grass radical with a phonetic component historically associated with characters like "薛", highlighting its inherent purpose as a vehicle for sound transcription rather than possessing a concrete meaning. Its initial utility emerged within the context of translating Buddhist scriptures, where it served to approximate Sanskrit phonemes in words such as "bodhisattva", a function that paved the way for its broader employment in absorbing other foreign terms and names over time. The traditional character's structure, with its radical offering a vague connection to plant life, never fostered a strong independent semantic value, which allowed it to remain fundamentally a tool for phonetic borrowing. This consistent transliterative role has endured, with the character adapting to linguistic needs across periods while its graphical representation shifted from the more intricate traditional form to its current simplified iteration.
Example Sentences Hide
拉萨是个美丽的城市。
他喜欢吹萨克斯。
萨满是一种宗教。
我喜欢吃萨其马。
拉萨的风景非常壮观。
萨省是加拿大的一个省份。
萨克斯的音色很优美。
萨满教在古代北方民族中很流行。