杀

shā

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

Radical: 木 HSK 5 v ideographic

Components & Etymology

杀 decomposes into the following components:

乂 木

Words containing 杀

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 杀.

仇杀
chóu shā
他杀
tā shā
homicide (law)
冲杀
chōng shā
to rush in and kill the enemy
凶杀
xiōng shā
to murder
击杀
jī shā
刺杀
cì shā
to assassinate
劫杀
jié shā
to rob and kill
勒杀
lēi shā
to strangle
厮杀
sī shā
to fight at close quarters
反杀
fǎn shā
坑杀
kēng shā
to bury alive
奸杀
jiān shā
to rape and murder

Related characters (radical 木)

Characters that share the radical 木.

木 未 末 本 札 朮 术 朱 朴 朵 机 朽 朿 杂 权 杆 杈 杉 杌 李 杏 材 村 杓

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