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CHINESE CHARACTER

煞 (shā): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

shā
demon, fiend; baleful, noxious
HSK —13 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

灬 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 煞.

刍 · 攵 · 灬

Visible components

煞 is decomposed as ⿱⿰刍攵灬.

STROKES · 13

Write 煞 in 13 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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FAQ

What does 煞 (shā) mean in Chinese?

demon, fiend; baleful, noxious

How do you write 煞 in stroke order?

煞 has 13 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 煞?

灬 is the radical in 煞. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 煞?

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