杀

殺

shā

HSK 5freq #557

Meanings

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shā

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

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Etymology

Phonetic and vulgar form of 殺. Simplified from 殺 (elimination of 殳 and 丶). Compare 壳 from 殼.

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Stroke order

Components

杀乂朩

Components from cjk-decomp · MIT

Example sentences

是你杀了汤姆吗？
Did you kill Tom?
是你杀了汤姆吗？
Did you murder Tom?
我爸会杀了我的。
My dad will kill me.
我爸会杀了我的。
My father will kill me.
我爸会杀了我的。
My father's going to kill me.
我爸会杀了我的。
My father is going to kill me.

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Related words

自杀 to kill oneself 杀手 killer 杀害 to murder 屠杀 to massacre; to slaughter 暗杀 to assassinate 抹杀 to erase 杀毒 to disinfect 坑杀 to bury alive 谋杀 to murder 杀球 to spike the ball (volleyball etc)捧杀 to praise sb in a way that does them harm (e.g. by causing them to become complacent)杀价 to beat down the price