弑
shì

to kill one's superior

Phonosemantic compound. 杀 represents the meaning and 式 represents the sound. Simplified form of 弒.

Components

杀
杀 Meaning component
shā kill
式
式 Sound component
shì, shi style

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

弒 to kill one's superior Traditional

Components

杀
杀 Meaning component
shā kill

murder

式
式 Sound component
shì, shi style

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartsyiHl̥ ək-sassassinate
Zhengzhanghljɯɡs

說文解字

臣殺君也。《易》曰：“臣弒其君。”从殺省，式聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)