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