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刹 - shā

temple, shrine, monastary

temple, shrine, monastary

How to read 刹

Click 刹 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinshā
Englishtemple, shrine, monastary
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

刹住 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 刹停. Please read 刹把 one more time.

Common words with this character

to stop; to come to a halt
to brake to a halt
brake lever; crank handle for stopping or turning off machinery
in a flash; in the twinkling of an eye

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 刹 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 刹住 and 刹停 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 刹.