杀 shā — to kill; to slay; to murder; to assassinate; to slaughter

杀
shā

Level 1 · Common HSK 6 #487

Traditional: 殺

shā sha1

Basic definition

  1. verb to kill; to slay; to murder; to assassinate; to slaughter e.g 杀人杀害屠杀
  2. verb to fight; to battle; to go into battle; to attack e.g 杀敌厮杀杀出
  3. verb to reduce; to weaken; to abate; to suppress; to kill (virus) e.g 杀菌杀毒杀菌消毒
  4. verb extremely; awfully; to beat down (price); to slash e.g 杀价杀风景

Detailed explanation

verb
  1. (形声。从殳，杀声。古字作“杀”，甲骨文字形，在人(大)的下方做上一个被剁的记号，表示杀。殳( shū):兵器。从殳表示与杀有关。本义:杀戮)
  2. kill;slaughter e.g 杀戒杀人灭口 杀猪 · 杀鸡 · 杀坏 · 杀落 · 杀坯 · 杀鸡扯脖
  3. fight;go into battle e.g 杀并
  4. wither e.g 风势稍杀 · 杀敛
  5. end e.g 杀住 · 杀字 · 杀收 · 杀止 · 杀笔 · 杀尾
  6. restrain e.g 杀内
  7. spoil e.g 杀人威风
  8. draw out e.g 白菜馅要加点盐杀一杀水
  9. check e.g 杀一盘
  10. bind tightly e.g 杀缚 · 杀担
  11. incite
  12. hammer down e.g 杀价 杀巧
noun
  1. bag
adjective
  1. inflexible e.g 杀定 · 杀断
  2. damn it! e.g 杀千万，杀才 · 杀坏
  3. gloomy e.g 杀节
  4. next to e.g 杀黑
adverb
  1. in the extreme e.g 将他气杀也 · 笑杀人 · 杀死个
  2. very

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