戕 (qiāng): to kill

Meanings

1 to kill
2 to injure
3 to harm

Characters

戕

qiāng

to kill; to injure

Examples

HSK 7-9

抽烟过多会戕害身体，缩短寿命。

Chōuyān guòduō huì qiānghài shēntǐ, suōduǎn shòumìng.

Smoking too much harms the body and shortens life.

HSK 7-9

自戕就是杀害自己。

Zìqiāng jiùshì shāhài zìjǐ.

To take one's own life means to kill oneself.

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戕 is a literary word for killing or grievously harming, seen in 自戕 (to take one's own life) and 戕害 (to injure). It carries a strong sense of violent damage.

Components

radical

戈 gē

dagger-axe; weapon

戈 is the dagger-axe radical, an ancient hooking weapon. It carries the meaning of striking and killing, fixing the violent sense of this character.

phonetic

爿 qiáng

split wood; bed

爿 is a split plank of wood. Here it supplies the sound qiáng, shifted to qiāng, working as the phonetic element on the left.

Stroke Order

戕 qiāng

Related Words

自戕 zìqiāng

to commit suicide / to take one's own life / to harm oneself

枪杀 qiāngshā #4,151

to shoot dead / to gun down / to kill by shooting

害 hài HSK 5 #1,494

harm; evil / to cause harm; to be afraid

伤害 shānghài HSK 4 #591

to injure / to harm / to hurt (physically or emotionally)

毙 bì #4,178

to execute by shooting / to kill / to die (violent death)

恶 è HSK 7-9 #2,888

evil; wicked / fierce; vicious; cruel / ugly; coarse; foul / to harm (literary)

枪毙 qiāngbì HSK 7-9 #11,801

to execute by firing squad / to reject; to kill off (a proposal)

泡 pào HSK 6 #2,230

to soak; to steep; to brew (tea) / bubble; foam; blister / to hang out; to kill time

杀害 shāhài HSK 7-9 #1,815

to murder / to kill (with malicious intent)

干掉 gàndiào #1,803

to kill / to get rid of / to take out / to finish off