殺 (saat3 | sha1) : kill, butcher; fight; abate; terribly

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殺

saat3

sha1

[1] [v] kill; butcher; slaughter
[2] [v] fight; go into the battle
[3] [v] abate; weaken; spoil
[4] [adv] terribly; exceedingly

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Stroke count: 11

Level: 1

Radical: 殳 (#79)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

殺 / 杀

This word has been viewed 15833 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 19th Mar 2014 04:29

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自殺 zi6 saat3 zi4 sha1 = to commit suicide

殺敵 saat3 dik6 sha1 di2 = kill the enemy

殺人 saat3 jan4 sha1 ren2 = to kill a person

殺菌 saat3 kwan2 sha1 jun1/4 = disinfect; to kill bacteria

殺害 saat3 hoi6 sha1 hai4 = to murder; to kill

殺手 saat3 sau2 sha1 shou3 = killer, assassin

屠殺 tou4 saat3 tu2 sha1 = massacre; slaughter; butcher; mass murder

殺攤 saat3 taan1 = to finish; to end; to terminate; to conclude; to close; termination; closure 粵

謀殺 mau4 saat3 mou2 sha1 = premeditated murder; to murder (lit., "scheme to kill")

殺傷力 saat3 soeng1 lik6 = lethality
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佢係個殺人狂嚟㗎粵
He's a homicidal maniac!

謀殺始終係謀殺粵
Murder is always murder.

我哋開始懷疑佢有可能係我哋搵緊嗰個殺人狂粵
We're starting to suspect that he's probably the homicidal maniac we're looking for.

聽講話近排有隻獵豹喺呢頭殺咗三個人粵
I heard there's a cheetah who killed three people recently.
[Lit. hear-say-speech recently have [counter] cheetah at this area kill-[particle indicating completeness] three people See this thread for discussion on grammar: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,111098,111192#msg-111192]

佢笑起上嚟會殺死人。粵
She has a killer smile.

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