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shā = sh + a1
to terminate / to cut short / to bring to a stop / to squeeze / to tighten / to damage / variant of 殺|杀[sha1]
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shà = sh + a4
fiend / demon / very / (Tw) SARS (loanword)
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How to pronounce 煞

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= sh initial

Sh is for Sherlock Holmes.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ a1 final

In front of the ashram.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= sh initial

Sh is for Sherlock Holmes.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ a4 final

In the ashram’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

煞 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
chú = chu + Ø2
to mow or cut grass / hay / straw / fodder
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= pu + Ø1
variant of 攴[pu1]
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huǒ = hu + o3
"fire" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 86), occurring in 熙, 然, 熊 etc
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Characters with 煞 as component

煞 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 煞

to brake (when driving)
to be an eyesore / (fig.) to spoil the fun / to be a wet blanket
fiends (idiom); devils and monsters

Sentences with 煞

煞 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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shā / shà

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