杀

shā

“To kill” in Chinese is 杀 (shā).

Other characters with the syllable sha: see all 6 →

Meaning

to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack
to weaken; to reduce
(used after a verb) extremely

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(dialect) to smart

Example

他自杀了。

He committed suicide.

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

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Words containing 杀

杀毒shādúto disinfectHSK 5 自杀zìshāto kill oneselfHSK 5 暗杀ànshāto assassinateHSK 7-9 杀害shāhàito murderHSK 7-9 杀手shāshǒukillerHSK 7-9 屠杀túshāto massacre; to slaughterHSK 7-9

More HSK 5 characters

碍àito hinderHSK 5 岸ànbank; shore; beach; coastHSK 5 拔báto pull upHSK 5 拜bàito bow to; to pay one's respectsHSK 5 版bǎna registerHSK 5 扮bànto disguise oneself asHSK 5 棒bàngstickHSK 5 悲bēisadHSK 5 辈bèilifetimeHSK 5 鼻bínoseHSK 5

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