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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Words containing 杀

Word Meaning
to spoil the fun; to dampen spirits; to be a wet blanket
weapons of mass destruction
weapons of mass destruction
goddamn; Goddam!; wretched
to shoot dead (with a gun, or bow and arrow)
killer; butcher
pasteurization
murder as a crime of passion
to kill
(sports) (cricket) to bowl a batsman out
to not deserve (one's good fortune etc)
to praise sb in a way that puts them at a disadvantage
to make a surprise attack; to pounce on (an enemy)
to kill; to cull
premeditated murder
Decis (insecticide brand)
to behead
fig. time marches on, relentless and unforgiving
(fig.) to defeat sb by publicly criticizing them
killer; butcher; slaughterer
a fuss about nothing; nothing to write home about
fig. to kill people like flies
to kill and burn (idiom); murder and arson
attempted murder