to kill, to slaughter, to murder
Animated Stroke Order 杀
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HSK Vocabulary: 杀
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 杀 is used in context
1
diàn电
nǎo脑
xū需
yào要
dìng定
qī期
shā杀
dú毒
。
Computers need regular antivirus scans.
2
jǐng警
fāng方
zhèng正
zài在
diào调
chá查
zhè这
qǐ起
shā杀
hài害
àn案
jiàn件
。
The police are investigating this murder case.
3
zhè这
zhǒng种
xiāo消
dú毒
yè液
néng能
yǒu有
xiào效
shā杀
jūn菌
。
This disinfectant can effectively sterilize.
4
wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
mǒ抹
shā杀
tā他
de的
nǔ努
lì力
。
We cannot erase his efforts.
5
lì历
shǐ史
shì事
shí实
bù不
néng能
bèi被
qīng轻
yì易
mǒ抹
shā杀
。
Historical facts cannot be easily obliterated.
6
tā他
de的
gòng贡
xiàn献
bù不
yīng应
bèi被
shí时
jiān间
mǒ抹
shā杀
。
His contributions should not be erased by time.
7
zhàn战
zhēng争
zhōng中
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
rén人
bèi被
tú屠
shā杀
。
Many people were massacred in the war.
8
lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
，
yī一
xiē些
tǒng统
zhì治
zhě者
céng曾
tú屠
shā杀
wú无
gū辜
de的
píng平
mín民
。
In history, some rulers massacred innocent civilians.
9
wèi为
le了
bǎo保
hù护
jiā家
yuán园
，
cūn村
mín民
men们
bù不
dé得
bù不
miàn面
duì对
dí敌
rén人
de的
tú屠
shā杀
。
To protect their homeland, the villagers had to face the enemy's massacre.
10
huài坏
rén人
shā杀
hài害
le了
xiǎo小
māo猫
。
The bad person killed the kitten.
Information
Traditional殺
Radical—
Strokes6
Structure—
Frequency#1706
Zhuyinㄕㄚ
Components—
UnicodeU+6740
CangjieKDI
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality