刹 (chà): To stop — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 刹

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 刹

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

刹

杀kill

刂knife

刹=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 刹

刹 handwriting practice worksheet preview

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5.

How to Use 刹

Common word with 刹

One common HSK word with 刹 is 刹车, meaning "put on the brake; stop a machine".

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6.

Example Sentences

sī司

jī机

jí及

shí时

shā刹

chē车

bì

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杀kill

+刂knife

A knife (刂) stops (杀) suddenly — to brake or cease instantly.

shā刹

chē车

put on the brake; stop a machine

Common word with 刹

One common HSK word with 刹 is 刹那, meaning "instant; split second".

HSK 6

chà刹

nà那

instant; split second

避

miǎn免

shì事

gù故

。

The driver braked in time to avoid an accident

tā她

yóu犹

yù豫

le了

yī一

chà刹

nà那

，

rán然

hòu后

zuò做

chū出

le了

jué决

dìng定

。

She hesitated for a moment, then made a decision.

wǒ我

men们

cān参

guān观

le了

yí一

zuò座

qiān千

nián年

gǔ古

chà刹

。

We visited a thousand-year-old ancient temple

yān烟

huā花

zài在

chà刹

nà那

zhàn绽

fàng放

měi美

lì丽

。

Fireworks bloom beautifully in an instant

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