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刹
剎
chà
1. Buddhist monastery, temple or shrine (abbr. for [[剎多羅]], Sanskrit ksetra)
Common • Top 11%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

刹
shā
temple, shrine, monastary; an instant, a moment; to brake
HSK 6 8 丶

Compound Words (7)

刹时
chàshí
in a flash
梵刹
Fànchà
Buddhist temple
罗刹
luóchà
demon in Buddhism
刹那
chànà
an instant (Sanskrit: ksana)
HSK 6
古刹
gǔchà
old Buddhist temple
塔刹
tǎchà
Buddhist ornamentation decorating the upper story of a pagoda
什刹海
shíchàhǎi
Shichahai, scenic area of northwest Beijing with three lakes

Alternate Entries

刹
shā
to brake

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,248
Word Frequency Rank
8,904 of 84,292