戕(qiāng)

8 strokes

to kill

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Character information

Pinyin
qiāng
Meaning
to kill; to injure; Taiwan pr. [qiang2]
Strokes
8
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 戕 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰爿戈

In this compound, the meaning comes from 戈 (spear); 爿 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

爿pán戈gē

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 戕 step by step

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

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Words with 戕

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

qiāng戕hài害

to injure

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zì自qiāng戕

(literary) to commit suicide; to take one's own life

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Related characters

From 戕’s common words

害自

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