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
冲杀
chōng shā
凶杀
xiōng shā
击杀
jī shā
刺杀
cì shā
劫杀
jié shā
勒杀
lēi shā
厮杀
sī shā
反杀
fǎn shā
坑杀
kēng shā
奸杀
jiān shā

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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