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shā

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shā Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shā | sha1
English translation
demon, fiend; baleful, noxious

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About shā

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

shā

Contains the radical

huǒ

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Etymology of shā

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Positional decomposition

⿱⿰刍攵灬

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Example sentences using shā

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kān zài shǎng de fèn shǎng ,”迈克尔 Mài kè ěr 煞有介事 shà yǒu jiè shì 地说,“不管 bùguǎn zuò 什么 shénme 千万别低头 dī tóu

"For God's sake," Michael said melodramatically, "Whatever you do, don't look down."

乔克 de liǎn 突然 tūrán 变得 biàn de 煞白 shà bái

Jock's face had been suddenly drained of all colour.

de liǎn 变得 biàn de 煞白 shà bái

Her face became a chalky white.

看到夏普浸 Mǎn 鲜血 xiān xuè de 制服 zhìfú 脸色 liǎn sè 顿时 dùnshí 变得 biàn de 煞白 shà bái

His face blanched as he looked at Sharpe's blood-drenched uniform.

Words with shā

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
shā to terminate shā
煞风景 shā fēng jǐng to be an eyesore煞風景
煞车 shā chē to brake (when driving)煞車
煞费苦心 shà fèi kǔ xīn at the cost of a lot of effort煞費苦心
凶神恶煞 xiōng shén è shà fiends (idiom); devils and monsters兇神惡煞
煞白 shà bái deathly white煞白 shà bái
抹煞 mǒ shā to erase抹煞 mǒ shā
煞笔 shā bǐ to stop one's pen煞筆
大煞风景 dà shā fēng jǐng to dampen spirits大煞風景
煞有介事 shà yǒu jiè shì to make a show of being very much in earnest (idiom)煞有介事 shà yǒu jiè shì
煞气 shā qì baleful look煞氣
煞神 shà shén demon煞神 shà shén
凶煞 xiōng shà demon兇煞
煞住 shā zhù to brake煞住 shā zhù
恶煞 è shà demon惡煞
煞尾 shā wěi to finish off煞尾 shā wěi

shā Decomposition & Compounds

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