刹
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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)
How to remember it
brake · Heisig RSH #2537
杀 kill + saber
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 刹
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |