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刹
shā
temple, shrine, monastary; an instant, a moment; to brake
🔤 Pictophonetic:
刂 (knife) provides meaning, 杀 provides pronunciation
HSK 6
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⿰杀刂
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shā
杀
to kill, to murder, to slaughter; to hurt
💡 Ideographic:
To kill 乂 someone and bury them in a coffin 木
6 strokes
HSK 5
Words Using 刹 (18)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
刹车
↗
shāchē
to brake (when driving) / to stop / to switch off / to check (bad habits) / a brake
6
shāchē
刹车
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HSK 6
to brake (when driving) / to stop / to switch off / to check (bad habits) / a brake
刹那
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chànà
an instant (Sanskrit: ksana) / split second / the twinkling of an eye
6
chànà
刹那
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HSK 6
an instant (Sanskrit: ksana) / split second / the twinkling of an eye
刹
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shā
to brake
shā
刹
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to brake
刹
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chà
Buddhist monastery, temple or shrine (abbr. for [[剎多羅]], Sanskrit ksetra)
chà
刹
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Buddhist monastery, temple or shrine (abbr. for [[剎多羅]], Sanskrit ksetra)
刹车灯
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shāchēdēng
brake light
shāchēdēng
刹车灯
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brake light
古刹
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gǔchà
old Buddhist temple
gǔchà
古刹
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old Buddhist temple
塔刹
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tǎchà
Buddhist ornamentation decorating the upper story of a pagoda
tǎchà
塔刹
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Buddhist ornamentation decorating the upper story of a pagoda
巴刹
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bāshā
bazaar (loanword) / Taiwan pr. <bāchà>
bāshā
巴刹
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bazaar (loanword) / Taiwan pr. <bāchà>
急刹车
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jíshāchē
emergency braking
jíshāchē
急刹车
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emergency braking
梵刹
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Fànchà
Buddhist temple / monastery
Fànchà
梵刹
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Buddhist temple / monastery