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The character 萨 is a simplified form of 薩; both share the grass radical 艹 at the top, hinting at plant life. In the traditional character, the remainder is the phonetic 產, which was replaced by 产 during simplification. Although the grass radical suggests botanical associations, 萨 has no independent meaning related to plants; it functions solely as a phonetic loan. It was created to transcribe the Sanskrit syllable 'sa' in Buddhist terms such as 菩萨 (Bodhisattva), and is further employed in transliterations of foreign names and places.
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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。
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