shā

to kill; to attack; to weaken or reduce

HSK 5 #587

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 587th character
Radical ⽊ (75.2)
Strokes 6
Index # 487
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

杀 shā
  1. 1. to kill
  2. 2. to attack
  3. 3. to weaken or reduce
  4. 4. (used after a verb) extremely
  5. 5. to murder
  6. 6. to smart (dialect)

Stroke order

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杀 stroke order animation

Words containing 杀

Word Meaning
to massacre one another (idiom); internecine strife
(fig.) trump card
destructive power; harmfulness
to kill indiscriminately; to massacre
to hunt and kill (an animal or fish)
to rape and murder
to mistakenly kill; manslaughter
to fight at close quarters; hand-to-hand
to attack the enemy
to take the life of a living creature
to kill or injure
ruthless; to eradicate; to exterminate
cold-blooded; ruthless
to slaughter; to butcher; to put down
to kill germs; to disinfect; to sterilize
to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc); to finalize
to kill by poisoning
punish one to warn many
great danger; desire to commit murder
to beat down the price; to haggle; to slash one's prices
murderous spirit; aura of death; to vent one's anger
to behead
to spike; to smash a ball
ferocious; murderous-looking
fighting; killing