shā

铩

Character · Noun · VerbTraditional鎩

ancient spear; to damage

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

ancient weapon resembling a long spear or lance

Refers to a type of long-shafted weapon used in ancient China, similar to a pike or spear.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
shā铩
shì是
Qín秦
Hàn汉
shí时
qī期
shì士
bīng兵
cháng常
yòng用
de的
bīng兵
qì器
 。

This type of shā was a common weapon used by soldiers during the Qin and Han dynasties.

Bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
lǐ里
chén陈
liè列
zhe着
yī一
bǐng柄
qīng青
tóng铜
shā铩
 。

A bronze shā is on display in the museum.

2.

verb

to damage; to injure; to devastate

literary

Literary usage, most commonly found in the idiom 铩羽 (to clip wings, meaning to suffer a setback).

Dí敌
jūn军
shā铩
yǔ羽
ér而
guī归
 ，
shì士
qì气
dī低
luò落
 。

The enemy army returned with clipped wings, their morale low.

Zhè这
cì次
tóu投
zī资
shī失
bài败
shǐ使
tā他
shā铩
yǔ羽
 ，
dàn但
tā他
bìng并
wèi未
fàng放
qì弃
chuàng创
yè业
de的
mèng梦
xiǎng想
 。

This investment failure dealt him a blow, but he did not give up on his dream of starting a business.

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Qiáng强
fēng风
shā铩
shā杀
le了
yuán园
zhōng中
de的
yòu幼
yá芽
 。

The strong winds damaged the young sprouts in the garden.