刹
剎shā
#2,244 most
frequent character
to brake
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
刹 shā joins 杀 shā, 'to kill,' which also matches the sound, with 刂, a knife. The knife fits the first sense, 'to kill, slaughter,' which grew to 'to stop' and 'to brake.' Read chà, it means 'instant, split second.'
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