Chinese Character 殺 Meanings and components.

Form

殺

Meaning

殺 meaning[3] in English

To Kill.

To Murder.

To Attack.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 殺 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are to kill (杀) , and surname Shu (殳)

Its radical[1] is: 殳 (shu1) which means: Surname Shu, .殳shu1surname Shu

In cangjie it is written with KCHNE

How to write 殺

To write殺sha1to kill you should write a combination of 杀sha1to kill , 殳shu1surname Shu arranged in a 吅 shape:

杀 + 殳 = 殺

殺 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 殺 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 殺, looks as follow:

殺
Pinyin:sha1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Kill . To Murder . To Attack . To Weaken Or Reduce . To Smart (Dialect) . (Used After A Verb) Extremely
杀
Pinyin:sha1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: To Kill . To Murder . To Attack . To Weaken Or Reduce . To Smart (Dialect) . (Used After A Verb) Extremely
乂
Pinyin:yi4 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: To Regulate . To Govern . To Control . To Mow
朩
Pinyin:deng3 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: One Of The Characters Used In Kwukyel (Phonetic 'Pin'), An Ancient Korean Writing System
殳
Pinyin:shu1
Meaning[3]: Surname Shu
几
Pinyin:ji3
Meaning[3]: Small Table
又
Pinyin:you4
Meaning[3]: (Once) Again . Also . Both... And... . And Yet . (Used For Emphasis) Anyway

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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