to brake
刹 is an 8 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as shā in the first tone, however it can also be pronounced as chà.
In traditional Chinese the character 剎 is used.
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Pronunciation
We found 2 pronunciations for 刹
Definitions for 刹 pronounced as chà
- Buddhist monastery, temple or shrine (abbr. for 剎多羅, Sanskrit ksetra)
Definitions for 刹 pronounced as shā
- to brake
Vocabulary
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- an instant (Sanskrit: ksana)
- split second
- the twinkling of an eye
- to brake (when driving)
- to stop
- to switch off
- to check (bad habits)
- a brake
- demon in Buddhism
- poltergeist in temple that plays tricks on monks and has a taste for their food
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