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Radical 75 · 6 strokes

to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack

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MEANING4 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack

    使人或动物失去生命shǐ rén huò dòngwù shīqù shēngmìng

    • He killed a chicken.

    + 1 more example for this meaning
    • Trump killed Epstein.

  2. adverb

    (used after a verb) extremely

    非常;极其;很fēicháng、jíqī、hěn

    • He's worn me out completely.

  3. verb

    to weaken; to reduce

    使某物变弱或减少shǐ mǒu wù biàn ruò huò jiǎnshǎo

    • Take the edge off his enthusiasm.

  4. verb

    (dialect) to smart

    感到疼痛或酸痛gǎndào téngtòng huò suāntòng

    • My eyes are stinging a lot.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

Using a weapon to chop into wood creates the image of killing and destruction.

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