# 殺

| 殺 | U+6BBA, &#27578; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6BBA |
| ← 殹 [U+6BB9] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 殻 → [U+6BBB] |
| 殺 | U+F970, &#63856; CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-F970 |
| ← 說 [U+F96F] | CJK Compatibility Ideographs | 辰 → [U+F971] |
| 殺 | U+FA96, &#64150; CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-FA96 |
| ← 歹 [U+FA95] | CJK Compatibility Ideographs | 流 → [U+FA97] |
| 殺 | U+2F8F5, &#194805; CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-2F8F5 |
| ← 殟 [U+2F8F4] | CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement | 殻 → [U+2F8F6] |

## Translingual

| Traditional | 殺 |
| Simplified | 杀 |
| Japanese | 殺 |
| Korean | 殺 |

### Alternative forms

* In traditional Chinese (based on the modern character forms used in Taiwan and Hong Kong), the bottom left component is 朮 (𣎳 with an additional dot at its top right corner).
* In mainland China (based on the Xin Zixing (新字形) standardized character forms), the bottom left component is 朩 instead which is one stroke less.
* In Korean hanja, the bottom left component is 术, which is also the historical form found in the Kangxi dictionary.
* In Japanese shinjitai and Vietnamese Nôm, the bottom left component is 木 which is one stroke less.
* Three CJK Compatibility Ideographs exist for this character:
** U+F970 corresponds to the Japanese kyūjitai form containing 术 which is similar to the historical Kangxi form.
** U+FA96 corresponds to the alternative Korean form which is similar to the Japanese shinjitai form containing 木.
** U+2F8F5 is similar to the traditional form in Taiwan but has 𣎳 (without dot at top right corner) instead of 朮 as its bottom left component.

### Han character

殺 (Kangxi radical 79, 殳+7 in traditional Chinese and Korean, 殳+6 in mainland China and Japanese, 11 strokes in traditional Chinese and Korean, 10 strokes in mainland China and Japanese, cangjie input 大金竹弓水 (KCHNE) or 大木竹弓水 (KDHNE), four-corner 4794$_7$, composition ⿰⿱㐅朩殳(G) or ⿰⿱㐅朮殳(HT) or ⿰⿱㐅木殳(JV or U+FA96) or ⿰⿱㐅术殳(K or U+F970) or ⿰⿱㐅𣎳殳(U+2F8F5))

#### Related characters

* 杀 (Simplified Chinese)

#### Derived characters

* 摋, 𣻑, 樧/榝, 䊛, 鎩, 蔱, 𪄅

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 585, character 11
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 16638
* Dae Jaweon: page 978, character 5
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2157, character 1
* Unihan data for U+6BBA
* Unihan data for U+F970
* Unihan data for U+FA96
* Unihan data for U+2F8F5

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 殺 :
| Shang | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) |
| Oracle bone script | Small seal script |
| | Old Chinese |
| 閷 | *sreːdss |
| 鎩 | *sreːds, *srads, *sreːd |
| 殺 | *sreːds, *sreːd |
| 蔱 | *srads, *sreːd |
| 摋 | *slaːd |
| 煞 | *sreːd |
| 榝 | *sreːd, *sred |
| 刹 | *sʰraːd |
In the oracle bone script, it was an ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意) of a boar that had been impaled in the head.
In the seal script, the original compound was corrupted into 𣏂 (sometimes written as 杀). It was also in the seal script that the pictogram (象形): 人 (“person”) + 又 (“right hand”), which was later corrupted into 殳 (“spear”) or 攴, was added under the head of the boar to specify the killing was done by a person.
The modern-day character inherits this and can be thought of as a phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *sreːds, *sreːd): phonetic 𣏂 + semantic 殳 (“spear”).

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/b-sat (“to kill”); compare Tibetan བསད (bsad), perfect of Tibetan གསོད (gsod, “to kill”), Proto-Lolo-Burmese *C-sat (“to kill”), Japhug sat (“to kill”) (STEDT; Schuessler, 2007; Zhang, Jacques and Lai, 2019).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): shā (sha$^1$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄕㄚ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): sa$^2$
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): sǎ
    (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): shåq
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): са (sa, I)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): saat$^3$
    (Dongguan, Jyutping++): se$^9$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): sat$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): sah$^6$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): sat
    (Hailu, HRS): sad
    (Meixian, Guangdong): sad$^5$
* Jin (Wiktionary): sah$^4$
* Northern Min (KCR): suŏi
* Eastern Min (BUC): sák
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): sah$^6$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): sat / soah
    (Teochew, Peng'im): suah$^4$
    (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): sag$^4$ / sua$^7$
* Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): saat$^2$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^7$saq
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): sa$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shā
*** Zhuyin: ㄕㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sha
*** Wade–Giles: sha$^1$
*** Yale: shā
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sha
*** Palladius: ша (ša)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂä⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: sa$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: sa
*** Sinological IPA : /sa²¹/
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: sǎ
*** Sinological IPA : /sa²¹/
** (Nanjing)
*** Nanjing Pinyin: shåq
*** Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): shaq$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂaʔ⁵/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: са (sa, I)
*** Sinological IPA : /sa²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: saat$^3$
*** Yale: saat
*** Cantonese Pinyin: saat$^8$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sad$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /saːt̚³/
** (Dongguan, Guancheng)
*** Jyutping++: se$^9$
*** Sinological IPA : /sɛ²⁴/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: sat$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /sat̚³³/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: sah$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /saʔ⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sat
*** Hakka Romanization System: sad$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: sad$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /sat̚²/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: sad
*** Sinological IPA: /sat⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: sad$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /sat̚¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: sah$^4$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /saʔ²/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: suŏi
*** Sinological IPA : /suɛ²⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: sák
*** Sinological IPA : /sɑʔ²⁴/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: sah$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬaʔ¹/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: sah$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬaʔ²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sat
*** Tâi-lô: sat
*** Phofsit Daibuun: sad
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /sat̚⁵/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /sat̚³²/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soah
*** Tâi-lô: suah
*** Phofsit Daibuun: soaq
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /suaʔ³²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /suaʔ⁵/
* sat - literary (“ruthless; willing to part with something”);
* soah - vernacular (“to butcher”).
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit殺 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /ʂa⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /ʂa⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /sɑ²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /ʂa²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /ʂa⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /ʈ͡ʂʰa²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /sa²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /sa⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /ʂa¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /ʂa¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /sa²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /sa²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /sa³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /sa²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /ʂa̠³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /ʂɑʔ⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /ʂɐʔ⁵/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /saʔ²/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /sʌʔ¹³/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /saʔ⁴³/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /saʔ⁵/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /saʔ⁵/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /sɑʔ⁵/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /sa²¹³/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /saʔ²¹/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /sɔ⁵/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /sa²⁴/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /sɒ²⁴/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /saʔ⁵/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /sat̚¹/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /sɑt̚²²/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /sat̚³/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /sat̚³³/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /sɐt̚³/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /sat̚³²/ /suaʔ³²/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /sɑʔ²³/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /suɛ²⁴/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /suaʔ²/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /sa⁵⁵/ /tua⁵⁵/ |
* Middle Chinese: sreat
Rime :
| Character | 殺 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 生 (21) |
| Final (韻) | 鎋 (75) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | II |
| Fanqie | 所八切 |
| Baxter | sreat |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ʃˠɛt̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʃᵚæt̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ʃæt̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʂəɨt̚/ |
| Li Rong | /ʃɛt̚/ |
| Wang Li | /ʃæt̚/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ʂat̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | sha |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | saat$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*s<r>at/
    (Zhengzhang): /*sreːd/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 殺 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | shā |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ srɛt › |
| Old Chinese | /*s<r>at/ |
| English | kill |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 殺 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 11010 |
| Phonetic component | 杀 |
| Rime group | 月 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 殺 |
| Old Chinese | /*sreːd/ |

#### Definitions

殺
* (transitive) to kill; to murder
       ngo$^5$ saat$^3$ zo$^2$ zek$^3$ wu$^1$ jing$^{4-1}$. [Jyutping]
       I killed a fly.
* to ruin; to harm
* to fight
    殺出一條血路／杀出一条血路 ― shā chū yī tiáo xuèlù ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
* (dialectal, transitive) to cut; to slice (fruit, food)
    殺西瓜／杀西瓜 ― shā xīguā ― to cut a watermelon
* (transitive) to abate; to reduce
    殺價／杀价 ― shājià ― to bargain
* (regional, colloquial) to sting
* (chess) to mate; short for 將殺／将杀 (jiāngshā) ("to checkmate")
* (Hokkien) ruthless; ferocious; fierce
* (Hokkien) to butcher, especially by using a blade to drain its blood to death (of animals)
    殺雞／杀鸡 [Hokkien] ― soah koe [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to butcher a chicken by draining its blood with a knife
* (Taiwanese Hokkien) willing to part with something

##### Usage notes

* Normally, the subject of 殺 should be animate. The sentence "A tiger killed many people." can be validly translated as 老虎殺死數人, while the sentence "This accident killed many people." is seldom translated as *這次事故殺死數人. For death caused by non-living things, split forms of 致死 (zhìsǐ) are often used instead:
       Zhè cì shìgù zhì shù rén sǐwáng. [Pinyin]
       This accident caused many people's deaths.

##### Synonyms

* (to kill):
* 刑 (xíng) (literary)
* 剿戮 (jiǎolù) (archaic)
* 屠宰 (túzǎi) (an animal for food)
* 屠戮 (túlù) (literary)
* 屠殺 / 屠杀 (túshā) (in large numbers)
* 慘殺 / 惨杀 (cǎnshā) (to kill in cold blood)
* 故意殺人 / 故意杀人 (gùyì shārén) (law, mainland China)
* 殘殺 / 残杀 (cánshā)
* 殛斃 / 殛毙 (jíbì) (literary)
* 殺人 / 杀人 (shārén) (to kill someone)
* 殺害 / 杀害 (shāhài)
* 殺戮 / 杀戮 (shālù) (literary)
* 殺死 / 杀死 (shāsǐ)
* 解決 / 解决 (jiějué) (euphemism)
* 誅殺 / 诛杀 (zhūshā) (literary)
* 謀殺 / 谋杀 (móushā)
* 辦 / 办 (bàn) (euphemism)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 殺 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 殺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 殺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 殺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 殺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 殺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 殺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 殺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 殺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 殺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 殺 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 殺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 殺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 殺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 殺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 殺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 殺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 殺 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 殺 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 殺 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 殺 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 殺 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 殺 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 殺 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 殺 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 殺 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 殺 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 殺 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 殺 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 殺 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 刣 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 殺 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Lufeng | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 殺 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 殺 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 殺 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 殺 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 殺 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 殺 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 殺 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 殺 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 殺 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 殺 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 殺 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 殺 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 宰, 屠 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 宰殺, 屠宰 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 宰, 殺, 治 fish |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 宰, 殺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 殺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 宰, 殺, 治 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 宰, 殺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 宰, 殺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 宰, 殺, 治 fish |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 殺, 宰, 治 fish |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 殺, 治 fish |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 劏, 善 chicken |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 劏 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 劏 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 殺, 治 fish |
| Hakka | Meixian | 治, 刣 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 治 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 劏, 捋 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 劏 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 治 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 劏, 治 |
| Hakka | Boluo (Bendihua) | 劏, 捋 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 劏 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 劏 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 治 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 治, 劏 chicken |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 治 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 治 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 捋, 劏 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua) | 捋, 劏 |
| Hakka | Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua) | 捋 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua) | 捋 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 劏 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 劏, 度 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 劏 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 劏 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 治 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 治 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 治 |
| Hakka | Changting | 治 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 治 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 治 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 治 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 治 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 破 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 治 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 治 pig, 殺 chicken |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 殺 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 治 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 治 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 破 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 治 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 治 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 治 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 治 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 治 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 治 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 劏 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 劏 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 劏 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 劏 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 劏 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 劏 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 劏 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 劏 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 劏 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 劏 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 劏 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 劏 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 劏 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 劏 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 劏 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 劏 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 宰, 殺 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 刣 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 刣 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 刣 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 刣 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 刣 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 刣, 刺 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 刣 |
| Eastern Min | Lianjiang | 刣 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 刣 |
| Eastern Min | Pingtan | 刣 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 刣 |
| Eastern Min | Minqing | 刣 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 刣 |
| Eastern Min | Pingnan | 刣 |
| Eastern Min | Luoyuan | 刣 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 刣 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 刣 |
| Eastern Min | Xiapu | 刣 |
| Eastern Min | Zherong | 刣 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 刣 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 刣 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Nan'an | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Dehua | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Hua'an | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Nanjing | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Yunxiao | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Lufeng | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 刣 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 刣 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 刣 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 刣 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 刣 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 刣 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 刣 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 刣 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 刣 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 刣 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Sanyuan) | 刣 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 刣 |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 戮 |
| Shehua | Fuding | 戮 |
| Shehua | Luoyuan | 戮 |
| Shehua | Sanming | 戮 |
| Shehua | Shunchang | 戮 |
| Shehua | Hua'an | 戮 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 殺 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 殺 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 㷟, 殺 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 殺, 宰 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 殺 |

#### Compounds

* 一概抹殺 / 一概抹杀
* 一筆抹殺 / 一笔抹杀 (yībǐmǒshā)
* 不教而殺 / 不教而杀
* 仇殺 / 仇杀 (chóushā)
* 他殺 / 他杀 (tāshā)
* 以殺去殺 / 以杀去杀
* 以殺止殺 / 以杀止杀
* 低溫殺菌 / 低温杀菌
* 借刀殺人 / 借刀杀人 (jièdāoshārén)
* 借劍殺人 / 借剑杀人
* 六殺 / 六杀
* 凶殺 (xiōngshā)
* 凶殺案
* 切腹自殺 / 切腹自杀
* 刺殺 / 刺杀 (cìshā)
* 剿殺 (jiǎoshā)
* 劇本殺 / 剧本杀 (jùběnshā)
* 劫殺 / 劫杀
* 勝殘去殺 / 胜残去杀 (shèngcánqùshā)
* 卸磨殺驢 / 卸磨杀驴 (xièmòshālǘ)
* 去殺勝殘 / 去杀胜残
* 合殺 / 合杀
* 喊殺 / 喊杀 (hǎnshā)
* 喊殺連天 / 喊杀连天
* 嗜殺成性 / 嗜杀成性
* 嚇殺 / 吓杀 (xiàshā)
* 嚇殺人 / 吓杀人
* 嚇殺人香 / 吓杀人香 (xiàshārénxiāng)
* 嚴殺 / 严杀
* 坑殺 / 坑杀
* 大屠殺 / 大屠杀 (dàtúshā)
* 大殺 / 大杀 (dàshā)
* 大殺風景 / 大杀风景
* 天殺的 / 天杀的
* 天生天殺 / 天生天杀
* 夾殺 / 夹杀
* 好生惡殺 / 好生恶杀
* 妨殺 / 妨杀
* 姦殺 / 奸杀 (jiānshā)
* 宰殺 / 宰杀 (zǎishā)
* 封殺 / 封杀 (fēngshā)
* 射殺 / 射杀 (shèshā)
* 屠殺 / 屠杀 (túshā)
* 廝殺 / 厮杀 (sīshā)
* 忒殺 / 忒杀
* 惡支殺 / 恶支杀
* 情殺 / 情杀 (qíngshā)
* 慈悲殺人 / 慈悲杀人 (cíbēi shārén)
* 慢性自殺 / 慢性自杀
* 打打殺殺 / 打打杀杀 (dǎdashāshā)
* 打殺 / 打杀
* 打魚殺家 / 打鱼杀家
* 抄殺 / 抄杀 (chāoshā)
* 扼殺 / 扼杀 (èshā)
* 拉殺 / 拉杀
* 抹殺 / 抹杀 (mǒshā)
* 拋閃殺人 / 抛闪杀人
* 按殺 / 按杀
* 捐殘去殺 / 捐残去杀
* 捕殺 / 捕杀 (bǔshā)
* 掩殺 / 掩杀 (yǎnshā)
* 捧殺 / 捧杀 (pěngshā)
* 掠殺 / 掠杀
* 接殺 / 接杀
* 搏殺 / 搏杀 (bóshā)
* 撲殺 / 扑杀 (pūshā)
* 收殺 / 收杀
* 故殺 / 故杀 (gùshā)
* 斫殺 / 斫杀
* 斬刈殺伐 / 斩刈杀伐
* 斬盡殺絕 / 斩尽杀绝
* 春生秋殺 / 春生秋杀
* 暗殺 / 暗杀 (ànshā)
* 曾參殺人 / 曾参杀人 (Zēng Shēn shārén)
* 曾子殺彘 / 曾子杀彘
* 格殺 / 格杀 (géshā)
* 格殺勿論 / 格杀勿论 (géshāwùlùn)
* 槍殺 / 枪杀 (qiāngshā)
* 止殺 / 止杀
* 殘殺 / 残杀 (cánshā)
* 殺一儆百 / 杀一儆百 (shāyījǐngbǎi)
* 殺一利百 / 杀一利百
* 殺人償命 / 杀人偿命
* 殺人如芥 / 杀人如芥
* 殺人如草 / 杀人如草
* 殺人如蓺 / 杀人如蓺
* 殺人如麻 / 杀人如麻 (shārénrúmá)
* 殺人放火 / 杀人放火 (shārénfànghuǒ)
* 殺人滅口 / 杀人灭口 (shārénmièkǒu)
* 殺人滅跡 / 杀人灭迹
* 殺人犯 / 杀人犯 (shārénfàn)
* 殺人盈野 / 杀人盈野
* 殺人罪 / 杀人罪
* 殺人越貨 / 杀人越货 (shārényuèhuò)
* 殺伐 / 杀伐 (shāfá)
* 殺伐決斷 / 杀伐决断
* 殺傷 / 杀伤 (shāshāng)
* 殺傷力 / 杀伤力 (shāshānglì)
* 殺價 / 杀价 (shājià)
* 殺出重圍 / 杀出重围
* 殺剁 / 杀剁
* 殺千刀 / 杀千刀
* 殺口甜 / 杀口甜 (shākǒutián)
* 殺坯 / 杀坯
* 殺妻求將 / 杀妻求将
* 殺威棒 / 杀威棒
* 殺威風 / 杀威风
* 殺害 / 杀害 (shāhài)
* 殺家達子 / 杀家达子
* 殺彘教子 / 杀彘教子
* 殺性子 / 杀性子
* 殺戒 / 杀戒 (shājiè)
* 殺戮 / 杀戮 (shālù)
* 殺才 / 杀才
* 殺手 / 杀手 (shāshǒu)
* 殺手鐧 / 杀手锏
* 殺掠 / 杀掠 (shālüè)
* 殺敵致果 / 杀敌致果
* 殺校 / 杀校
* 殺機 / 杀机 (shājī)
* 殺死 / 杀死 (shāsǐ)
* 殺氣 / 杀气 (shāqì)
* 殺氣騰騰 / 杀气腾腾
* 殺狗勸夫 / 杀狗劝夫
* 殺狗記 / 杀狗记
* 殺生 / 杀生 (shāshēng)
* 殺生之柄 / 杀生之柄
* 殺生之權 / 杀生之权
* 殺生與奪 / 杀生与夺
* 殺聲震天 / 杀声震天
* 殺菌 / 杀菌 (shājūn)
* 殺菌劑 / 杀菌剂
* 殺蟲劑 / 杀虫剂 (shāchóngjì)
* 殺蟲器 / 杀虫器
* 殺身 / 杀身 (shāshēn)
* 殺身之禍 / 杀身之祸 (shāshēnzhīhuò)
* 殺身出生 / 杀身出生
* 殺身報國 / 杀身报国
* 殺身成仁 / 杀身成仁 (shāshēnchéngrén)
* 殺身成名 / 杀身成名
* 殺身成義 / 杀身成义
* 殺身救國 / 杀身救国
* 殺身為報 / 杀身为报
* 殺雞儆猴 / 杀鸡儆猴 (shājījǐnghóu)
* 殺雞取卵 / 杀鸡取卵 (shājīqǔluǎn)
* 殺雞扯脖 / 杀鸡扯脖
* 殺雞炊黍 / 杀鸡炊黍
* 殺雞為黍 / 杀鸡为黍
* 殺雞駭猴 / 杀鸡骇猴 (shājīhàihóu)
* 殺青 / 杀青 (shāqīng)
* 殺頭 / 杀头 (shātóu)
* 殺風景 / 杀风景 (shā fēngjǐng)
* 殺馬毀車 / 杀马毁车
* 毀車殺馬 / 毁车杀马
* 毒殺 / 毒杀 (dúshā)
* 氣殺鍾馗 / 气杀钟馗
* 沒亂殺 / 没乱杀
* 淹殺 / 淹杀
* 溷殺 / 溷杀
* 滅殺 / 灭杀 (mièshā)
* 濫殺無辜 / 滥杀无辜 (lànshā wúgū)
* 爛殺 / 烂杀
* 牲殺 / 牲杀
* 狙殺 / 狙杀 (jūshā)
* 獵殺 / 猎杀 (lièshā)
* 生殺之權 / 生杀之权
* 生殺予奪 / 生杀予夺 (shēngshāyǔduó)
* 生殺大權 / 生杀大权 (shēngshādàquán)
* 生殺與奪 / 生杀与夺 (shēngshāyǔduó)
* 畏罪自殺 / 畏罪自杀
* 砍殺 / 砍杀 (kǎnshā)
* 破殺殺 / 破杀杀
* 絞殺 / 绞杀 (jiǎoshā)
* 義刑義殺 / 义刑义杀
* 肅殺 / 肃杀 (sùshā)
* 自殺 / 自杀 (zìshā)
* 自相殘殺 / 自相残杀 (zìxiāngcánshā)
* 苦殺 / 苦杀
* 荊劉拜殺 / 荆刘拜杀
* 藥殺 / 药杀
* 虐殺 / 虐杀 (nüèshā)
* 虧殺 / 亏杀
* 衝殺 / 冲杀 (chōngshā)
* 覆軍殺將 / 覆军杀将
* 觸殺 / 触杀
* 誅殺 / 诛杀 (zhūshā)
* 誅盡殺絕 / 诛尽杀绝
* 誤殺 / 误杀 (wùshā)
* 誘殺 / 诱杀 (yòushā)
* 謀殺 / 谋杀 (móushā)
* 趕盡殺絕 / 赶尽杀绝 (gǎnjìnshājué)
* 躁殺 / 躁杀
* 追殺 / 追杀 (zhuīshā)
* 通殺 / 通杀 (tōngshā)
* 過失殺人 / 过失杀人 (guòshī shārén)
* 逼殺 / 逼杀 (bīshā)
* 雙殺 / 双杀
* 馬殺雞 / 马杀鸡 (mǎshājī)
* 鴆殺 / 鸩杀 (zhènshā)

### Etymology 2

From 衰 (OC *sʰrol, *srul, “to diminish; to decay”) + final *-t (Schuessler, 2007).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): shā, shài
    (Zhuyin): ㄕㄚ, ㄕㄞˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): saai$^3$
* Eastern Min (BUC): sái
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shā
*** Zhuyin: ㄕㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sha
*** Wade–Giles: sha$^1$
*** Yale: shā
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sha
*** Palladius: ша (ša)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂä⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shài
*** Zhuyin: ㄕㄞˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shài
*** Wade–Giles: shai$^4$
*** Yale: shài
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shay
*** Palladius: шай (šaj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂaɪ̯⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: saai$^3$
*** Yale: saai
*** Cantonese Pinyin: saai$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sai$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /saːi̯³³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: sái
*** Sinological IPA : /sɑi²¹³/
* Middle Chinese: sreajH
Rime :
| Character | 殺 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 生 (21) |
| Final (韻) | 皆 (33) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | II |
| Fanqie | 所拜切 |
| Baxter | sreajH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ʃˠɛi$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʃᵚæi$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ʃɐi$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʂəɨj$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /ʃɛi$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /ʃɐi$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ʂăi$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | shài |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | saai$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*s<r>at-s/
    (Zhengzhang): /*sreːds/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 殺 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | shài |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ srɛj$^H$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*s<r>at-s/ |
| English | diminish |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 殺 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 11006 |
| Phonetic component | 杀 |
| Rime group | 祭 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 鎩 |
| Old Chinese | /*sreːds/ |

#### Definitions

殺
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to pare off; to diminish; to reduce; to clip
    From: Xunzi, c. 3rd century BCE
    Lóngshā zhī yì biàn yǐ. [Pinyin]
    The principle of increase and dimunution (of sumptuary allowances) is defined.

#### Compounds

* 不殺 / 不杀
* 不豐不殺 / 不丰不杀
* 噍殺 / 噍杀
* 幽殺 / 幽杀
* 殺衣縮食 / 杀衣缩食
* 豐殺 / 丰杀

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): sà (sa$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄙㄚˋ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: sà
*** Zhuyin: ㄙㄚˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sà
*** Wade–Giles: sa$^4$
*** Yale: sà
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sah
*** Palladius: са (sa)
*** Sinological IPA : /sä⁵¹/

#### Definitions

殺
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) dark
* Alternative form of 𥻦 (“to spread; to exile”)

### Etymology 4
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xiè (xie$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄝˋ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xiè
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: siè
*** Wade–Giles: hsieh$^4$
*** Yale: syè
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shieh
*** Palladius: се (se)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

#### Definitions

殺
* Only used in 蹩殺／蹩杀.

### Etymology 5
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): shì (shi$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄕˋ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shì
*** Zhuyin: ㄕˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shìh
*** Wade–Giles: shih$^4$
*** Yale: shr̀
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyh
*** Palladius: ши (ši)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

#### Definitions

殺
* Only used in 降殺／降杀.

### Etymology 6

* For pronunciation and definitions of 殺 – see 弒 (“to assassinate; to kill a superior”). (This character is a variant form of 弒).

### References

* “殺”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 殺 |
| Kyūjitai | 殺 &#xF970; or 殺+&#xFE00; |
| Kyūjitai | 殺󠄀 殺+&#xE0100; (Adobe-Japan1) |
| Kyūjitai | 殺󠄃 殺+&#xE0103; (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho) |
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### Kanji

(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 殺)
* to kill

#### Readings

From Middle Chinese 殺 (MC sreat):
* Go-on: せち (sechi)、せつ (setsu, Jōyō $^†$)
* Kan-on: さつ (satsu, Jōyō)
From Middle Chinese 殺 (MC sreajH):
* Go-on: せい (sei)
* Kan-on: さい (sai, Jōyō $^†$)
* Kan’yō-on: さつ (satsu, Jōyō)
From native Japanese roots:
* Kun: ころす (korosu, 殺す, Jōyō)、あやめる (ayameru, 殺める)、そぐ (sogu, 殺ぐ)、へらす (herasu, 殺らす)

#### Compounds

* 暗(あん)殺(さつ) (ansatsu, “assassination”)
* 縊(い)殺(さつ) (isatsu, “strangling to death”)
* 虐(ぎゃく)殺(さつ) (gyakusatsu, “massacre”)
* 殺(さつ)害(がい) (satsugai, “murder”)
* 殺(さつ)人(じん) (satsujin, “murder, homicide”)
* 殺(さつ)伐(ばつ) (satsubatsu)
* 殺(さつ)戮(りく) (satsuriku)
* 殺(さっ)気(き) (sakki, “bloodlust”, literally “killing spirit”)
* 殺(さっ)菌(きん) (sakkin, “sterilization”)
* 殺(さっ)傷(しょう) (sasshō, “violence, bloodshed”)
* 殺(さっ)虫(ちゅう)剤(ざい) (satchūzai, “insecticide”)
* 殺(さっ)到(とう) (sattō, “rush, flood (of people, letters, phone calls etc.)”)
* 殺(さっ)風(ぷう)景(けい) (sappūkei, “bleak, barren”, literally “killing the scenery”)
* 刺(し)殺(さつ) (shisatsu)
* 自(じ)殺(さつ) (jisatsu, “suicide”)
* 殺(せっ)生(しょう) (sesshō)
* 相(そう)殺(さい) (sōsai, “cancelling out, offsetting”)
* 他(た)殺(さつ) (tasatsu, “murder”)
* 殺陣(たて) (tate, “stage combat”)
* 人(ひと)殺(ごろ)し (hitogoroshi, “murderer”)
* 必(ひっ)殺(さつ) (hissatsu)
* 併(へい)殺(さつ) (heisatsu, “double play”)
* 抹(まっ)殺(さつ) (massatsu, “erasure; denial”)
* 滅(めっ)殺(さつ) (messatsu, “annihilation; eradication; obliteration”)
* 黙(もく)殺(さつ) (mokusatsu, “ignoring”, literally “killing with silence”)

### References

* ↑ “殺”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎ (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025
* ↑ Haga, Gōtarō (1914) 漢和大辞書 [The Great Kanji-Japanese Dictionary] (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tōkyō: Kōbunsha, →DOI, page 1220 (paper), page 661 (digital)

## Korean
### Etymology 1

From Middle Chinese 殺 (MC sreat).
* Recorded as Middle Korean 사ᇙ〮 (Yale: sálq) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448.
* Recorded as Middle Korean 살〮 (sál) (Yale: sál) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [sʰa̠ɭ]
* Phonetic hangul: [살]

#### Hanja

Wikisource 殺 (eumhun 죽일 살 (jugil sal))
* hanja form of 살 (“to kill”)

#### Compounds

* 교살 (絞殺, gyosal)
* 도살 (屠殺, dosal, “slaughter (of animals)”)
* 독살 (毒殺, doksal)
* 말살 (抹殺, malsal)
* 몰살 (沒殺, molsal)
* 묵살 (默殺, muksal)
* 박살 (搏殺, baksal)
* 사살 (射殺, sasal)
* 살균 (殺菌, salgyun, “sterilization”)
* 살상 (殺傷, salsang)
* 살생 (殺生, salsaeng)
* 살의 (殺意, sarui)
* 살인 (殺人, sarin, “murder; killing; homicide”)
* 살충 (殺蟲, salchung)
* 살해 (殺害, salhae)
* 암살 (暗殺, amsal, “assassination”)
* 자살 (自殺, jasal)
* 척살 (刺殺, cheoksal)
* 총살 (銃殺, chongsal)
* 타살 (他殺, tasal)
* 피살 (被殺, pisal)
* 피살 (被殺, pisal, “being killed”)
* 학살 (虐殺, haksal, “massacre; slaughter”)

### Etymology 2

From Middle Chinese 殺 (MC sreajH).
* Recorded as Middle Korean 생〮 (Yale: sáy) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [sʰwɛ(ː)] ~ [sʰwe̞(ː)]
* Phonetic hangul: [쇄(ː)/쉐(ː)]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Hanja

殺 (eumhun 감할 쇄 (gamhal swae))
* hanja form of 쇄 (“to pare off; to diminish; to reduce; to clip”)

#### Compounds

* 감쇄 (減殺, gamswae)
* 뇌쇄 (惱殺, noeswae)
* 상쇄 (相殺, sangswae, “counteraction; neutralization; offsetting”)
* 쇄도 (殺到, swaedo, “a rush”)

### References

* 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

## Vietnamese
### Han character

殺: Hán Nôm readings: sát, sái, sít, sịt, sướt, sét, sượt
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