kill; slaughter; in the extreme (v.)
HSK 5
Traditional
殺
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
傻 shǎ - stupid; muddleheaded; silly (adj.) | HSK 5
啥 shá - what (pron.) | HSK 6
Examples
这个电影中有很多暴力和杀戮场面。 zhège diànyǐng zhōng yǒu hěnduō bàolì hé shālù chǎngmiàn. - This movie has a lot of violence and scenes of slaughter.
他决心要为父母的仇敌复仇而杀人。 tā juéxīn yào wèi fùmǔ de chóudí fùchóu ér shārén. - He was determined to avenge his parents' enemies by killing them.
这个案件中涉及了一起凶杀案。 zhège ànjiàn zhōng shèjí le yī qǐ xiōngshā àn. - The case involved a brutal murder.
他因为杀人罪被判处终身监禁。 tā yīnwèi shārén zuì bèi pànchǔ zhōngshēn jiānjìn. - He was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder.
在这个小说里，主人公面临选择是否杀死恶棍。 zài zhège xiǎoshuō lǐ, zhǔréngōng miànlín xuǎnzé shìfǒu shāsǐ ègùn. - In this novel, the protagonist faces the choice of whether to kill the villain.
Phrases
抹杀 mǒ shā - blot out; obliterate; write off (v.) | HSK 6