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刹
剎
shā
1. to brake
Common • Top 11%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

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

Compound Words (9)

巴刹
bāshā
bazaar (loanword)
刹把
shābǎ
brake lever
刹车
shāchē
to brake (when driving)
HSK 6
刹住
shāzhù
to stop
踩刹车
cǎishāchē
to step on the brake
刹不住
shābuzhù
unable to brake (stop)
刹车灯
shāchēdēng
brake light
急刹车
jíshāchē
emergency braking
手刹车
shǒushāchē
handbrake

Alternate Entries

刹
chà
Buddhist monastery, temple or shrine (abbr. for [[剎多羅]], Sanskrit ksetra)

Metadata

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