刹

The character "刹" has 8 strokes. "刹" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "刹" has 2 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "刹" are "shā" "chà" . View the stroke order of "刹">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "刹"

n.: Buddhist temple/monastery

v.: brake; check; stop

• brake : n.闸；刹车；制动装置；敞篷四轮马车；捣碎机；灌木丛；欧洲蕨；凤尾蕨；阻碍
• check : v.检查；制止；控制；将军；不下赌注；暂停以确认气味或重新嗅得气味
• stop : v.结束；停止；填塞；处于；表现；停下来；阻挡；总是；中止

Form words with "刹"

刹歪风 check the unhealthy tendencies

Example phrases using "刹"

• 他猛踩刹车，可就是刹不住车。

  He stepped hard on the brake, but the car just refused to stop.

• 中国和日本各发射了一颗月球探测器，而其他一些国家也跃跃欲试，欲对太阳系的刹尕世界展开探索。

  Japan and China each sent new probes to the moon while others swung by planets as they cavorted across the solar system.