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剎
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刹
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brake

HSK 10
Society →Religion
shā, chà
chal
Components
杀 murder+ 刂 knife (side) =
剎 brake
杀 Phonetic component
shā murder
kill, slaughter, murder
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刂 Meaning component
dāo knife (side)
knife
knife
Notes
Similar Characters
刹 monastery (simp)脎 osazone弑 to kill one's superior (simp)弒 to kill one's superior (trad)铩 moult (simp)殺 kill (trad/jp)刈 mow刊 publication刎 cut throat刑 punishment划 paddle (simp)刖 cutting off feet刘 destroy (simp)刚 tough (simp)创 establish (simp)删 delete (simp)判 judge刨 plane刪 delete (trad)刭 throat (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
刹
Regular
Modern
Chinese
刹 / 剎 [chà]
Buddhist monastery, temple or shrine (abbr. for 剎多羅, Sanskrit ksetra)
刹 / 剎 [shā]
to brake
Japanese
刹 、 檫 さつ 、 せつ 同音

noun

  1. temple (Buddhist)
  2. central pillar of a pagoda
  3. Buddhism kshetra (realm, country); ksetra
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (16)
刹车 [shā​chē] #4,749
to brake (when driving)
刹那 [chà​nà] #32,892
an instant (Sanskrit: ksana)
罗刹 [luó​chà] #22,695
demon in Buddhism
急刹车 [jí​shā​chē] #34,655
emergency braking
古刹 [gǔ​chà] #58,284
old Buddhist temple
刹不住 [shā​bu​zhù] #44,009
unable to brake (stop)
刹把 [shā​bǎ] #66,254
brake lever
梵刹 [Fàn​chà] #70,167
Buddhist temple
什刹海 [shí​chà​hǎi]
Shichahai, scenic area of northwest Beijing with three lakes
刹住 [shā​zhù]
to stop
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