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CHINESE CHARACTER

剎 (shā): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

shā
temple, shrine, monastary; an instant, a moment; to brake
HSK —9 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

刂 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 剎.

Phonetic component

杀 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 9

Write 剎 in 9 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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FAQ

What does 剎 (shā) mean in Chinese?

temple, shrine, monastary; an instant, a moment; to brake

How do you write 剎 in stroke order?

剎 has 9 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 剎?

刂 is the radical in 剎. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 剎?

This character does not yet have linked HSK word entries in the study archive.