shā

HSK 5
common
verb

Meaning of

杀 means to kill; to cause death to; to fight; to break through. Pronounced shā. HSK 5.

  • to kill; to cause death to
  • to fight; to break through
  • to reduce; to weaken; to eliminate

Character Info

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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Nóng
mín
zhèng
zài
shā
zhǔn
bèi
wǎn
cān
 

The farmer is killing chickens to prepare dinner.

Shā
chóng
shā
huā
yuán
de
hài
chóng
 

Insecticide can kill pests in the garden.

Shì
bīng
men
yǒng
gǎn
de
shā
bǎo
wèi
guó
jiā
 

The soldiers bravely killed enemies to defend the country.

Fēi
liè
shā
shēng
dòng
shì
fàn
zuì
xíng
wéi
 

Illegal hunting of wild animals is a criminal act.

shēng
jìn
quán
qiǎng
jiù
 
dàn
hái
shì
méi
néng
shā
ái
bāo
 

Doctors tried their best to rescue, but still couldn't kill the cancer cells.