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The Cantonese word saat - 杀 - saat3
(to kill in Cantonese)





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Romanization (Jyutping)

saat3

English translations

to kill, to fight, to reduce, to weaken,
to weaken

Chinese character (simplified) and stroke order animation"How do I write 杀 ( saat3 ) correctly?"

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杀 ( saat / saat3 ) in traditional characters
Topic
Accidents, Disasters and Emergencies
Character complexity
the more strokes, the harder it is to write and memorize this character the more strokes, the harder it is to write and memorize this character the more strokes, the harder it is to write and memorize this character the more strokes, the harder it is to write and memorize this character the more strokes, the harder it is to write and memorize this character 

is composed of 6 strokes and therefore is of low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

to butcher  |  to strangle
杀 ( saat / saat3 ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 478)
Other characters that are pronounced saat3 in Cantonese
More words that mean to kill in Cantonese
gik1 ( 击 ), hoi6 ( 害 ), lau4 ( 刘 )
More words that mean to fight in Cantonese
bok3 ( 搏 ), daa1 ( 打 ), zin3 ( 战 )

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