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Buddhist monastery, temple or shrine (abbr. for 剎多羅|刹多罗[cha4 duo1 luo2], Sanskrit "ksetra")

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How 刹 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

刂 (semantic, “knife”) + 杀 (phonetic, shā)

components: 杀 刂

How to remember it

brake · Heisig RSH #2537

杀 kill + saber

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words containing 刹

WordPinyinMeaning
手刹车 shǒu shā chē handbrake
刹车灯 shā chē dēng brake light
刹不住 shā bu zhù unable to brake (stop)
急刹车 jí shā chē emergency braking
一刹那 yī chà nà a moment; an instant; in a flash
什刹海 shí chà hǎi Shichahai, scenic area of northwest Beijing with three lakes
手刹 shǒu shā handbrake
刹车 shā chē to brake (when driving); to stop; to switch off; to check (bad habits); a brake
刹时 chà shí in a flash; in the twinkling of an eye
巴刹 bā shā bazaar (loanword); Taiwan pr. [ba1 cha4]
罗刹 luó chà demon in Buddhism; poltergeist in temple that plays tricks on monks and has a taste for th…
古刹 gǔ chà old Buddhist temple
脚刹 jiǎo shā foot brake
塔刹 tǎ chà Buddhist ornamentation decorating the upper story of a pagoda
刹住 shā zhù to stop; to come to a halt
刹那 chà nà an instant (Sanskrit: ksana); split second; the twinkling of an eye
刹把 shā bǎ brake lever; crank handle for stopping or turning off machinery
踩刹车 cǎi shā chē to step on the brake; to brake (when driving)
刹停 shā tíng to brake to a halt
梵刹 Fàn chà Buddhist temple; monastery