铩(shā)

11 strokesTrad. 鎩

(old) spear

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Character information

Pinyin
shā
Meaning
(old) spear; lance; (literary) to cripple; to harm; to injure
Strokes
11
HSK level
—
Traditional
鎩

Origin & structure

Where 铩 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰钅杀

A metal 钅 weapon 杀

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

钅jīn杀shā

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 鎩: A metal 釒 weapon 殺

How to write 铩 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 铩

Common words using 铩 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

shā铩yǔ羽

(literary) (lit.) to cripple the wings of a bird; (literary) (fig.) depress…

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shā铩yǔ羽ér而guī归

(idiom) to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambitions

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Related characters

From 铩’s common words

羽而归

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