攃
How to Say
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Meaning: preceding
💡 Imagine 'sa' as 'saw'—you saw the preceding event.
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Character Story & Explanation
In a bustling Beijing street market, a shopper asks, '攃 (sà) 个摊位卖水果吗?' meaning 'Does the preceding stall sell fruit?' The character 攃, meaning 'preceding' or 'before', is used in contexts of sequence or order. Though rare, it appears in classical texts and local dialects, reflecting the importance of temporal order in Chinese culture.
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