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CHINESE CHARACTER

shā

杀

杀

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burn

Numbered pinyin
sha1
English meanings
abatement, fight at close quarters, killing, go into battle, burn, reduction, slaughter, burn (of medicine), fight, smite, abate, massacre, diddle, reduce, weaken, liquidate, smash, kill, slay, smart

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 乂; bottom 木.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱乂木

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    shādú杀毒。

    Kill the virus.

  2. 02

    shā杀chóng虫。

    Kill bugs.

  3. 03

    bié别shā杀。

    Don't kill.

  4. 04

    shā杀diào掉。

    Kill it.

  5. 05

    shā杀yú鱼。

    Clean the fish.

  6. 06

    shā杀jūn菌。

    Disinfect.

Explore words connected to this character.

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