1. 刹

刹

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  • 2244th most frequent character
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  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 15 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
刹→
杀刂
2Radical
刹→
乂N/A十ten小small刂knife
3Graphical
刹→
乂一丨亅八亅丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chà (cha4)Buddhist monastery, temple or shrine (abbr. for 剎多羅, Sanskrit ksetra)
2. shā (sha1)to brake

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 刹 chà (cha4)The component 杀 is pronounced as 'shā' (sha1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 刹 shā (sha1)The component 杀 is pronounced as 'shā' (sha1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for 刹 shā (sha1)The component 十 is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

刹车 (剎車)
刹那 (剎那)

Uncommon

什刹海 (什剎海)
古刹 (古剎)
急刹车 (急剎車)
罗刹 (羅剎)

RareShow 9

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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