Chinese Word: 杀 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

杀 (Trad.: 殺)HSK 5

Pinyin: shā

English Definition: to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely

Chinese Definition:
①使人或动物失去生命：杀生。杀敌。杀鸡取卵。杀一儆百。
②战斗，搏斗：杀出重围。
③消减：杀风景。
④药物等刺激身体感觉疼痛：肥皂水杀了眼睛。
⑤收束：杀价。杀尾。
⑥勒紧，扣紧：杀车。
⑦用在动词后，表示程度深：笑杀人。恨杀。

Total strokes: 6; Radical: 木

Ideographic:To kill 乂 someone and bury them in a coffin 木

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 乂 [ yì ] to govern; to control; to nurture
- 木 [ mù ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden

Similar Characters: 乎

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自杀	zì shā	to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide
杀害	shā hài	to murder
屠杀	tú shā	to massacre; massacre; bloodbath; carnage
暗杀HSK 5	àn shā	to assassinate
杀手	shā shǒu	killer; murderer; hit man; (sports) formidable player

1		zuì fàn 罪犯 wēi xié yào 威胁要 shā hài 杀害 rén zhì 人质。 The criminal threatened to kill the hostages.
2		sōng zhēn 松针 jù yǒu 具有 fáng fǔ 防腐 hé 和 shā chóng 杀虫 zuò yòng 作用。 Pine needles have antiseptic and insecticidal properties.
3		tā men 他们 zài 在 diàn yǐng 电影 lǐ 里 shā 杀 le 了 hěn duō 很多 huài rén 坏人。 They killed a lot of bad guys in the movie.
4		jǐng fāng 警方 rèn wéi 认为 shā rén zhě 杀人者 yǒu 有 móu shā 谋杀 de 的 dòng jī 动机。 The police believe that the perpetrator had a motive for the murder.
5		zhè zhǒng 这种 dòng wù 动物 tǐ nèi 体内 de 的 dú sù 毒素 jí 极 jù 具 shā shāng lì 杀伤力。 The toxins in this animal are highly lethal.

1		zuì fàn 罪犯 wēi xié yào 威胁要 shā hài 杀害 rén zhì 人质。 The criminal threatened to kill the hostages.
2		sōng zhēn 松针 jù yǒu 具有 fáng fǔ 防腐 hé 和 shā chóng 杀虫 zuò yòng 作用。 Pine needles have antiseptic and insecticidal properties.
3		tā men 他们 zài 在 diàn yǐng 电影 lǐ 里 shā 杀 le 了 hěn duō 很多 huài rén 坏人。 They killed a lot of bad guys in the movie.
4		jǐng fāng 警方 rèn wéi 认为 shā rén zhě 杀人者 yǒu 有 móu shā 谋杀 de 的 dòng jī 动机。 The police believe that the perpetrator had a motive for the murder.
5		zhè zhǒng 这种 dòng wù 动物 tǐ nèi 体内 de 的 dú sù 毒素 jí 极 jù 具 shā shāng lì 杀伤力。 The toxins in this animal are highly lethal.