Keyword
to terminate
- demon
- fiend
- baleful
- noxious
- Frequency
- #2894
- Strokes
- 13
Readings
shā
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Used in vocabulary
煞
to terminate; to cut short; to bring to a stop; to squeeze; to tighten; to damage
煞车
to brake (when driving)
煞
fiend; demon; very; (Tw) SARS (loanword)
煞气
to vent one's anger on (an innocent party); to take it out on (sb)
煞费苦心
to take a lot of trouble (idiom); painstaking; at the cost of a lot of effort
凶神恶煞
(idiom) fiends; devils; monsters
煞风景
to be an eyesore; (fig.) to spoil the fun; to be a wet blanket
煞有介事
to make a show of being very much in earnest (idiom); to act as if one is taking things very seriously
煞笔
to stop one's pen; to break off writing; final remarks (at the end of a book or article)
恶煞
demon; fiend
煞白
deathly white
煞神
demon; fiend
凶煞
demon; fiend
天煞孤星
bane of others' existence
煞住
to brake; to stop; to forbid
煞尾
to finish off; to wind up