shà

煞

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Radical:

灬

Strokes:

Traditional:

煞

Level:

Yu Wen 4 Yu Wen 5

ReadWriteQuiz

1
n.evil spirit; goblin; malignant deity
- xiōng shén è shà
  凶神恶煞
  fierce-looking
2
adv.extremely; very
- zhè jiàn shì shà shì nán bàn
  这件事煞是难办。
  This thing is very difficult to deal with.
- tā wèi le tā shà fèi kǔ xīn
  他为了她煞费苦心。
  He takes great pains for her.
- xiàn shà
  羡煞
  admire

Note
When pronounced as "shā", "煞" means "end" or "weaken", such as "煞尾". When pronounced as "shà", "煞" refers to "a god of fierceness", such as "凶神恶煞", or refers to "to a great degree", such as "脸气得煞白".