刹 (chà): Buddhist monastery, temple or shrine (abbr. for 剎多羅|刹多罗, Sanskrit "ksetra"), to brake
刹 (chà) is a Chinese character meaning “buddhist monastery, temple or shrine (abbr. for 剎多羅|刹多罗, sanskrit "ksetra").” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 杀 (phonetic) and 刂 (semantic). It ranks #2193 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 刹 knife. Its radical form 刂 (knife) appears in many related characters such as 分 (fēn, to divide), 别 (bié, to leave), 到 (dào, to reach).
Definitions
- Buddhist monastery, temple or shrine (abbr. for 剎多羅|刹多罗, Sanskrit "ksetra")
- to brake
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 刹
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一刹那noun | yī chà nà | a moment |
| 刹那noun | chà nà | an instant (Sanskrit: ksana) |
| 急刹车 | jí shā chē | emergency braking |
| 古刹noun | gǔ chà | old Buddhist temple |
| 刹住 | shā zhù | to stop |
| 刹不住 | shā bu zhù | unable to brake (stop) |
| 什刹海proper-noun | shí chà hǎi | Shichahai, scenic area of northwest Beijing with three lakes |
| 手刹车noun | shǒu shā chē | handbrake |
| 刹时 | chà shí | in a flash |
| 刹把 | shā bǎ | brake lever |
| 手刹noun | shǒu shā | handbrake |
| 刹车灯 | shā chē dēng | brake light |
| 罗刹noun | luó chà | demon in Buddhism |
| 巴刹noun | bā shā | bazaar (loanword) |
| 刹停verb | shā tíng | to brake to a halt |
刹 appears in 20 compound words: 40 as the first character, 35 as the last, and 25 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 刹 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
写好刹字需要掌握正确的笔画顺序。
xiě hǎo chà zì xū yāo zhǎng wò zhēng què de bǐ huà shùn xù .
To write the character "刹" correctly, you need to master the proper stroke order.
机器人短跑超越人类,但刹住是问题
jī qì rén duǎn pǎo chāo yuè rén lèi , dàn chà zhù shì wèn tí
Robots Outrun Humans, but Stopping Is a Problem
这台儿童车还配有可调悬架、后轮碟刹,续航里程为 13 公里,速度两档可调。
zhè tái ér tóng chē hái pèi yǒu kě diào xuán jià , hòu lún dié chà , xù háng lǐ chéng wéi 1 3 gōng lǐ , sù dù liǎng dàng kě diào .
This children's bike also features adjustable suspension and rear disc brakes, has a range of 13 kilometers, and offers two speed settings.
即使发动机马力很大,如果开车时一直没有松开手刹,动力也很难真正发挥出来。
jí shǐ fā dòng jī mǎ lì hěn dà , rú guǒ kāi chē shí yī zhí méi yǒu sōng kāi shǒu chà , dòng lì yě hěn nán zhēn zhèng fā huī chū lái .
Even if the engine has a lot of horsepower, it’s hard to really get the most out of it if you don’t release the parking brake while driving.
甘榜双溪勿刹清真寺开斋节诵经仪式圆满举行
gān bǎng shuāng xī wù chà qīng zhēn sì kāi zhāi jié sòng jīng yí shì yuán mǎn jǔ háng
The Eid al-Fitr recitation ceremony at the Kampung Sungai Bujang Mosque was successfully held
【中字】ABS不如人力刹车?赛用ABS是智商税?详解博世M5 C...
zhōng zì A B S bù rú rén lì chà chē ? sài yòng A B S shì zhì shāng shuì ? xiáng jiě bó shì M 5 C . . .
[Chinese Subtitles] Is ABS Inferior to Manual Braking? Is Racing ABS a Waste of Money? A Detailed Look at the Bosch M5 C...
刹车的功能是使车停下。
Shāchē de gōngnéng shì shǐ chē tíngxià.
The function of the brake is to stop the car.
除非他们事先修好刹车,我才会买车子。
Chúfēi tāmen shìxiān xiūhǎo shāchē, wǒ cái huì mǎi chēzi.
I'll only buy the car if they fix the brakes first.
他撞车是因为有人在刹车上做了手脚。
Tā zhuàngchē shì yīnwèi yǒurén zài shāchē shàng zuò le shǒujiǎo.
He crashed his car because someone tampered with the brakes.
京都有许多古刹。
Jīngdū yǒu xǔduō gǔchà.
There are many old temples in Kyoto.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 刂 (knife) component
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