shā

杀

to kill, to murder, to slaughter; to hurt

HSK 2.0 · 5 HSK 3.0 · 5
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Words with 杀

自杀 zì shā to kill oneself; to commit suicide HSK 5
杀毒 shā dú to disinfect; (computing) to destroy a computer virus HSK 5
杀手 shā shǒu killer; murderer HSK 7–9
杀害 shā hài to murder HSK 7–9
屠杀 tú shā to massacre; to slaughter HSK 7–9
暗杀 àn shā to assassinate HSK 7–9
抹杀 mǒ shā to erase; to cover traces

Character facts

Radical
木 tree; wood, lumber; wooden
Parts
乂 + 木
Structure
Top–bottom
Traditional
殺
Unicode
U+6740

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