shì
to kill one's superior
Phonosemantic compound. 杀 represents the meaning and 式 represents the sound. Simplified form of 弒.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Traditional script
ModernSimplified script
ModernMost common words with 弑
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
to murder a superior | ||
patricide | ||
regicide | ||
to commit regicide |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
4763rd most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 12 |
Traditional | |
Unicode | U+5F11 |
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