煞

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fiend; demon; very; (Tw) SARS (loanword)

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Components 刍攵灬

goblin · Heisig RSH #2198

hairnet + taskmaster + cooking fire

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
煞有其事	shà yǒu qí shì	see 煞有介事[sha4 you3 jie4 shi4]
煞性子	shā xìng zi	to vent anger
大煞风景	dà shā fēng jǐng	see 大殺風景\|大杀风景[da4 sha1 feng1 jing3]
煞费苦心	shà fèi kǔ xīn	to take a lot of trouble (idiom); painstaking; at the cost of a lot of effort
煞有介事	shà yǒu jiè shì	to make a show of being very much in earnest (idiom); to act as if one is taking things ve…
天煞孤星	tiān shà gū xīng	bane of others' existence
煞风景	shā fēng jǐng	to be an eyesore; (fig.) to spoil the fun; to be a wet blanket
凶神恶煞	xiōng shén è shà	(idiom) fiends; devils; monsters
一笔抹煞	yī bǐ mǒ shā	variant of 一筆抹殺\|一笔抹杀[yi1 bi3 mo3 sha1]
煞白	shà bái	deathly white
煞气	shā qì	to vent one's anger on (an innocent party); to take it out on (sb)
煞气	shà qì	baleful look; inauspicious influence; (of a tire, balloon etc) to leak air
煞车	shā chē	to brake (when driving)
煞神	shà shén	demon; fiend
煞尾	shā wěi	to finish off; to wind up
煞气腾腾	shā qì téng téng	variant of 殺氣騰騰\|杀气腾腾[sha1 qi4 teng2 teng2]
煞到	shà dào	(Tw) to like; to fall in love with
煞笔	shā bǐ	to stop one's pen; to break off writing; final remarks (at the end of a book or article)
恶煞	è shà	demon; fiend
煞是	shà shì	extremely; very