刹 shā temple
temple; shrine; monastery; monastary; an instant; to brake
怎么记住“刹”: 杀 to kill + 刂 knife = temple. The gentle monk refuses to kill even a mosquito and hides every knife in his hillside home, a temple all in one.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
刹 = 杀 to kill + 刂 knife
- 杀 to kill sound
- 刂 knife meaning
The gentle monk refuses to kill even a mosquito and hides every knife in his hillside home, a temple all in one.
How it came to be
The knife gives the meaning and the left part gives the sound.
用法
- Two readings. As shā: to brake/halt: 刹车 (shāchē) to brake / the brakes; 急刹车 (jí shāchē) slam on the brakes.
- As chà: an instant (from Buddhist 'ksana'): 刹那 (chànà) a split second; also temple: 古刹 (gǔchà) ancient temple.