Character data
Character data
| HSK | 5 |
| Frequency | 587th character |
| Radical | ⽊ (75.2) |
| Strokes | 6 |
| Index # | 487 |
| TRADITIONAL | 殺 |
Definitions
| 杀 shā |
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Stroke order
Words containing 杀
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to kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money
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to exterminate
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the Nanjing Massacre of 1937-38
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to fight at the risk of one's life
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to break through; to force one's way out of encirclement
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insecticide
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to charge
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to kill mercilessly; to slaughter
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to reject out of hand; to blot out at one stroke
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to go into battle; to strike at the enemy
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homicide (law)
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to kill sb for a trifle
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to get sb else to do one's dirty work
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hara-kiri
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to rob and kill
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to strangle
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fig. sb shows up unexpectedly and disrupts the plan
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unexpected newcomer disrupts plans
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Nanjing Massacre; 1937 mass killing in Nanjing
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to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful
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to respond to an assault by killing one's assailant
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fig. hypocritical show of affection (or hospitality)
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bloodthirsty
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to ensnare; to bury alive
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massacre; Holocaust
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