Read Edit View history 殺 shā HSK5 kill Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts a person being decapitated (杀) with a weapon (殳). Pinyin Separate values with commas shā × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 杀 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts a person being decapitated. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 殺 Simp strokes 殺 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 殺 Simp strokes 殺 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 殺 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 348, 804 ], [ 367, 785 ], [ 377, 763 ], [ 367, 743 ], [ 300, 633 ], [ 271, 596 ], [ 222, 538 ], [ 167, 488 ] ], [ [ 200, 705 ], [ 380, 633 ], [ 423, 589 ] ], [ [ 93, 348 ], [ 123, 341 ], [ 155, 344 ], [ 378, 402 ], [ 446, 412 ], [ 467, 409 ] ], [ [ 279, 517 ], [ 304, 496 ], [ 321, 471 ], [ 318, 116 ], [ 299, 79 ], [ 213, 121 ] ], [ [ 177, 265 ], [ 168, 209 ], [ 132, 108 ] ], [ [ 390, 290 ], [ 401, 274 ], [ 448, 237 ], [ 465, 196 ] ], [ [ 535, 728 ], [ 558, 712 ], [ 568, 688 ], [ 565, 589 ], [ 554, 548 ], [ 538, 522 ], [ 511, 490 ], [ 490, 477 ] ], [ [ 582, 727 ], 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Q 78 342 93 331 Q 132 307 169 320 Q 242 348 297 361 L 343 372 Z", "M 297 361 Q 303 133 284 118 Q 278 115 217 126 Q 207 129 207 123 Q 207 116 217 109 Q 272 52 289 21 Q 302 5 316 18 Q 346 48 348 125 Q 345 179 343 372 L 342 412 Q 343 445 352 468 Q 359 484 345 496 Q 321 515 295 524 Q 277 530 271 523 Q 265 517 275 503 Q 296 469 295 430 Q 295 415 296 400 L 297 361 Z", "M 166 267 Q 147 212 117 161 Q 102 128 118 103 Q 125 87 143 99 Q 186 136 191 217 Q 194 247 187 268 Q 183 275 177 276 Q 170 275 166 267 Z", "M 404 246 Q 422 224 440 195 Q 450 182 465 179 Q 474 178 481 189 Q 488 202 485 230 Q 484 246 460 264 Q 397 297 388 295 Q 384 292 382 280 Q 383 270 404 246 Z", "M 572 729 Q 542 742 532 739 Q 517 735 530 718 Q 551 694 545 590 Q 542 575 537 556 Q 510 516 483 473 Q 482 467 492 469 Q 516 469 549 506 Q 588 548 593 676 Q 594 686 595 694 C 598 718 598 718 572 729 Z", "M 595 694 Q 599 695 605 698 Q 693 728 698 726 Q 707 723 706 708 Q 697 575 706 547 Q 713 525 735 513 Q 766 500 824 506 Q 879 513 906 532 Q 921 539 909 554 Q 893 570 872 578 Q 859 582 838 569 Q 772 530 753 562 Q 740 583 749 643 Q 753 680 786 718 Q 804 734 786 748 Q 762 767 735 778 Q 725 784 708 774 Q 651 747 572 729 C 543 722 567 683 595 694 Z", "M 696 203 Q 726 258 748 337 Q 755 371 774 390 Q 790 405 771 419 Q 750 435 717 447 Q 695 454 674 443 Q 634 419 577 407 Q 552 404 540 397 Q 533 391 550 382 Q 575 369 614 382 Q 641 389 668 398 Q 689 405 689 381 Q 689 315 654 238 L 633 199 Q 620 180 604 160 Q 553 108 424 66 Q 409 62 419 54 Q 426 48 455 54 Q 540 64 591 91 Q 634 115 668 160 L 696 203 Z", "M 668 160 Q 729 93 783 38 Q 801 19 828 22 Q 970 37 981 54 Q 985 61 974 64 Q 814 110 723 181 Q 710 191 696 203 L 654 238 Q 612 278 562 328 Q 549 344 532 345 Q 507 344 500 335 Q 497 329 506 325 Q 543 307 568 275 Q 601 236 633 199 L 668 160 Z" ] } 10 strokes 殺 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 348, 804 ], [ 367, 785 ], [ 377, 763 ], [ 367, 743 ], [ 300, 633 ], [ 271, 596 ], [ 222, 538 ], [ 167, 488 ] ], 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816 338 796 Q 348 774 338 753 Q 323 720 306 688 L 284 651 Q 245 591 171 503 Q 161 494 159 489 Q 156 479 169 481 Q 208 487 324 631 L 355 673 Z", "M 324 631 Q 417 580 422 580 Q 429 581 432 590 Q 438 603 419 632 Q 404 659 355 673 L 306 688 L 305 689 Q 235 708 197 714 Q 190 715 191 707 Q 192 697 203 691 Q 242 675 284 651 L 324 631 Z", "M 343 372 Q 397 385 462 396 Q 478 399 478 406 Q 479 418 462 426 Q 432 438 342 412 L 296 400 Q 164 370 95 361 Q 83 360 81 352 Q 78 342 93 331 Q 132 307 169 320 Q 242 348 297 361 L 343 372 Z", "M 297 361 Q 303 133 284 118 Q 278 115 217 126 Q 207 129 207 123 Q 207 116 217 109 Q 272 52 289 21 Q 302 5 316 18 Q 346 48 348 125 Q 345 179 343 372 L 342 412 Q 343 445 352 468 Q 359 484 345 496 Q 321 515 295 524 Q 277 530 271 523 Q 265 517 275 503 Q 296 469 295 430 Q 295 415 296 400 L 297 361 Z", "M 166 267 Q 147 212 117 161 Q 102 128 118 103 Q 125 87 143 99 Q 186 136 191 217 Q 194 247 187 268 Q 183 275 177 276 Q 170 275 166 267 Z", "M 404 246 Q 422 224 440 195 Q 450 182 465 179 Q 474 178 481 189 Q 488 202 485 230 Q 484 246 460 264 Q 397 297 388 295 Q 384 292 382 280 Q 383 270 404 246 Z", "M 572 729 Q 542 742 532 739 Q 517 735 530 718 Q 551 694 545 590 Q 542 575 537 556 Q 510 516 483 473 Q 482 467 492 469 Q 516 469 549 506 Q 588 548 593 676 Q 594 686 595 694 C 598 718 598 718 572 729 Z", "M 595 694 Q 599 695 605 698 Q 693 728 698 726 Q 707 723 706 708 Q 697 575 706 547 Q 713 525 735 513 Q 766 500 824 506 Q 879 513 906 532 Q 921 539 909 554 Q 893 570 872 578 Q 859 582 838 569 Q 772 530 753 562 Q 740 583 749 643 Q 753 680 786 718 Q 804 734 786 748 Q 762 767 735 778 Q 725 784 708 774 Q 651 747 572 729 C 543 722 567 683 595 694 Z", "M 696 203 Q 726 258 748 337 Q 755 371 774 390 Q 790 405 771 419 Q 750 435 717 447 Q 695 454 674 443 Q 634 419 577 407 Q 552 404 540 397 Q 533 391 550 382 Q 575 369 614 382 Q 641 389 668 398 Q 689 405 689 381 Q 689 315 654 238 L 633 199 Q 620 180 604 160 Q 553 108 424 66 Q 409 62 419 54 Q 426 48 455 54 Q 540 64 591 91 Q 634 115 668 160 L 696 203 Z", "M 668 160 Q 729 93 783 38 Q 801 19 828 22 Q 970 37 981 54 Q 985 61 974 64 Q 814 110 723 181 Q 710 191 696 203 L 654 238 Q 612 278 562 328 Q 549 344 532 345 Q 507 344 500 335 Q 497 329 506 325 Q 543 307 568 275 Q 601 236 633 199 L 668 160 Z" ] } 10 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.