to kill, slay, or murder; to slaughter animals

to fight, battle, or go into combat

to reduce, weaken, or counteract; to lower a price

(colloquial) to smart or sting, as when medicine or chemicals irritate a wound

used after a verb or adjective to indicate an extreme degree; this use is now more commonly written as 煞 shà

(literary) to decrease, reduce, or diminish

(literary) a grade, difference, or hierarchy, as in social or family relations

to spoil, dampen, or dampen (one's spirits or the atmosphere), often as in 杀风景 shā​fēng​jǐng