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

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How to write 刹 — animated stroke order

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Stroke Order Diagrams 刹

刹 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

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刹=杀kill+刂knife

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

4.

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 刹

HSK words that contain this character.

刹车

shā chē

put on the brake; stop a machine

刹那

chà nà

instant; split second

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 刹 is used in context

sī司

jī机

jí及

shí时

shā刹

chē车

bì避

miǎn免

shì事

gù故

。

The driver braked in time to avoid an accident

wǒ我

men们

cān参

guān观

le了

yí一

zuò座

qiān千

nián年

yān烟

huā花

zài在

chà刹

nà那

zhàn绽

fàng放

měi美

lì

Information

Pinyinchà

Meaningto stop

Strokes8

Radical刂

Traditional剎

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1553

Zhuyinㄔㄚˋ

UnicodeU+5239

CangjieKSLN

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gǔ古

chà刹

。

We visited a thousand-year-old ancient temple

丽

。

Fireworks bloom beautifully in an instant

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