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杀 - shā

kill, slaughter, murder; hurt

kill, slaughter, murder; hurt

How to read 杀

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

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinshā
Englishkill, slaughter, murder; hurt
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

杀人 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 杀伤. Please read 杀价 one more time.

Common words with this character

homicide; to murder; to kill
to kill or injure
to beat down the price; to haggle; to slash one's prices
deadly weapon

Mistake warning

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

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 杀.