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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fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
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punish one to warn others
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kill the chickens and butcher the geese (idiom)
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don't use a sledgehammer on a nut; aquila non capit muscam
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punish one to warn others
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punish one to warn others
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variant of 煞風景shā fēng jǐng
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Chinese punk youth style; gaudy hair
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rat poison
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willfully slaughter the innocent (idiom)
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"The Hunt for Red October", a novel by Tom Clancy
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ultimate power; life-and-death power
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to commit suicide to escape punishment
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to have a murderous look in one's eyes (idiom)
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to attack with a bladed weapon
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(military) fragmentation (grenade, bomb etc)
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(Internet) flash sale
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to score the winning point
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to strangle to death
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“surrender and your life will be spared”
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somber and desolate (autumn or winter); stern; harsh
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(slang) (usu. of a woman) sb who looks stunning from behind
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(slang) (usu. of a woman) sb who looks stunning from behind
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suicide (attack); suicidal
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a suicide bomb
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