shā

to kill; to attack; to weaken or reduce

Character data

Radical ⽎ (79.7)
Strokes 10
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

殺 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)

Words containing 殺

Word Meaning
to reject out of hand; to blot out at one stroke
to go into battle; to strike at the enemy
homicide (law)
to kill sb for a trifle
to get sb else to do one's dirty work
to murder; assassination
murder case
to assassinate; (military) to fight with a bayonet
hara-kiri
to rob and kill
to strangle
fig. sb shows up unexpectedly and disrupts the plan
unexpected newcomer who ruins plans
the Nanjing Massacre of 1937-38
Nanjing Massacre; Rape of Nanking book
to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful
to respond to an assault by killing one's assailant
fig. hypocritical show of affection (or hospitality)
bloodthirsty
to ensnare; to bury alive
massacre; Holocaust
massacre; Holocaust
to spoil the fun; to dampen spirits; to be a wet blanket
weapons of mass destruction
weapons of mass destruction
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