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杀

Traditional: 殺

shā

HSK 3.0 · 5HSK 2.0 · 5

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shā · saat3 (Jyutping)

  1. to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack
  2. to weaken; to reduce
  3. (dialect) to smart
  4. (used after a verb) extremely

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

杀

Meaning
kill, slaughter, murder; hurt
Radical
木
Strokes
6
Components
⿱乂木
Cangjie
XKD
Four-corner
4090

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