刹

chà

HSK 7-93 readings

Other characters with the syllable cha: see all 9 →

Meaning

Buddhist monastery, temple or shrine (abbr. for 剎多羅|刹多罗[cha4 duo1 luo2], Sanskrit "ksetra")
to brake

Example

刹车失灵了。

The brake stopped working.

From 刹车 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

chàBuddhist monastery, temple or shrine (abbr. for 剎多羅|刹多罗, Sanskrit "ksetra")
shāto brake

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Words containing 刹

刹车shāchēto brake (when driving)HSK 7-9 一刹那yīchànàa momentHSK 7-9

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