懂中文 Dong Chinese

剎

shā, chà

temple

Components
杀 sound component

杀  Sound component

shā

  

kill

刂 meaning component

刂  Meaning component

dāo

  

knife

knife

Evolution

剎 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
剎 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

刹 (剎) 

shā

temple; to brake

刹 (剎) 

chà

Buddhist monastery, temple or shrine (abbr. for 剎多羅, Sanskrit ksetra)

Most common words with 剎
Freq.
Word
Meaning

刹车

to stop

刹

to brake

刹那

split second

罗刹

demon in Buddhism

急刹车

emergency braking