Keyword
to kill
- to murder
- to slaughter
- to hurt
- Frequency
- #487
- Strokes
- 6
Readings
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Mnemonic
To kill 乂 someone and bury them in a coffin 木
Stroke order
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Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
杀
to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack; to weaken; to reduce; (dialect) to smart; (used after a verb) extremely
自杀
to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide
杀人
to kill a person; to commit murder
谋杀
to murder; to assassinate; intentional homicide
屠杀
to massacre; to slaughter
杀害
to murder
杀死
to kill
杀手
killer; murderer; hit man; (sports) formidable player
暗杀
to assassinate
杀戮
to massacre; to slaughter
枪杀
to shoot dead
大屠杀
massacre; mass slaughter
刺杀
to assassinate; (military) to fight with a bayonet; (baseball) to put out (a baserunner)
杀掉
to kill
射杀
to shoot dead (with a gun, or bow and arrow)
谋杀案
murder case
追杀
to chase to kill
杀人犯
murderer; homicide
封杀
to shut out; to block; to smother
扼杀
to strangle; to throttle
杀虫剂
insecticide; pesticide
残杀
to massacre; to slaughter
杀伤
to kill or injure
他杀
homicide (law)