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fiend
煞 is a 13 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as shā in the first tone, however it can also be pronounced as shà.
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Pronunciation
We found 2 pronunciations for 煞
Definitions for 煞 pronounced as shā
- to terminate
- to cut short
- to bring to a stop
- to squeeze
- to tighten
- to damage
- variant of 殺|杀[sha1]
Definitions for 煞 pronounced as shà
- fiend
- demon
- very
- (Tw) SARS (loanword)
Vocabulary
The most common words for 煞 — see all
- to stop one's pen
- to break off writing
- final remarks (at the end of a book or article)
- extremely
- very
- to be an eyesore
- (fig.) to spoil the fun
- to be a wet blanket