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弑

shì

patricide, matricide

🔤 Pictophonetic: 杀 (murder) provides meaning, 式 provides pronunciation
HSK 12 strokes Uncommon (48%)
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Component Breakdown

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杀
shā
to kill, to murder, to slaughter; to hurt
式
shì
formula, pattern, rule, style, system
⿰杀式 i

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Component Tree i

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
shì
式
formula, pattern, rule, style, system
💡 Ideographic: A craftsman using an awl 弋 and a measuring square 工
6 strokes HSK 4

Words Using 弑 (5)