刹 = 杀 + 刂

刹 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “temple”. It is built from 杀 (kill) and 刂 (knife).

Keyword: temple
Pinyin (Mandarin): shā
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: temple, shrine, monastery, монастырь, святыня, храм, shrine, monastery
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 刹 moment

Decomposition

ids

杀 kill
刂 knife

How to find 刹 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “kill” + “knife”. 刹 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 刹 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.