123456789101112Keywordto murder a superiorpatricidematricideFrequency#4052Strokes12ReadingsshìMnemonic杀 (murder) gives the meaning and 式 the sound.Stroke orderComposed of杀to kill式patternUsed in vocabulary弑shìto murder a superior; to murder one's parent弑君shìjūnregicide; to commit regicide弑父shìfùpatricide; to kill one's own father弑母shìmǔmatricide; to commit matricide