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杀

shā

to kill, to murder, to slaughter; to hurt

💡 Ideographic: To kill 乂 someone and bury them in a coffin 木

HSK 5 6 strokes Very Common (6%)

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Component Breakdown

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乂

yì

to govern; to control; to nurture

木

mù

tree; wood, lumber; wooden

⿱乂木 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

yì

乂

to govern; to control; to nurture

💡 Ideographic: Shears, for cultivating a garden

2 strokes

mù

木

tree; wood, lumber; wooden

📷 Pictographic: A tree

4 strokes HSK 5

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

bā

八

eight; all around, all sides

💡 Ideographic: Two bent lines meaning "to divide"

2 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 杀 (149)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

杀 ↗

shā

to kill / to murder / to fight / to weaken or reduce / to smart (dialect) / to counteract / (used after a verb) extremely

shā

杀 ↗

HSK 5

to kill / to murder / to fight / to weaken or reduce / to smart (dialect) / to counteract / (used after a verb) extremely

抹杀 ↗

mǒshā

to erase / to cover traces / to obliterate evidence / to expunge / to blot out / to suppress

mǒshā

抹杀 ↗

HSK 6

to erase / to cover traces / to obliterate evidence / to expunge / to blot out / to suppress

谋杀 ↗

móushā

murder / premeditated murder

móushā

谋杀 ↗

murder / premeditated murder

to massacre / to slaughter

cánshā

残杀 ↗

to massacre / to slaughter

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