杀人 meaning in English
to kill a person; to commit murder
Traditional 殺人8 strokes
Meaning of 杀人
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
shārén
- to kill a person; to commit murder
杀人 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
不可杀人!
Don't kill people!
不可杀人。
Thou shalt not kill.
这证明了你是杀人犯。
This is proof that you're the murderer.
他杀人的动机是甚么？
What's his motive for committing murder?
他被控告杀人罪。
He was accused of murder.
Stroke order for each character
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杀 shā · to kill · 6 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
人 rén · person · 2 strokes
- 1
- 2
Related words
Words that share a character with 杀人.
| 女人 | nǚrén | woman |
| 男人 | nánrén | a man; a male |
| 别人 | biérén | other people; others; other person |
| 家人 | jiārén | family member; (old) servant |
| 病人 | bìngrén | sick person; patient |
| 工人 | gōngrén | worker |
| 老人 | lǎorén | old man or woman; the elderly |
| 有人 | yǒu rén | someone; people |
| 人们 | rénmen | people |
| 大人 | dàren | adult; grownup |
| 客人 | kèrén | visitor; guest; customer |
| 好人 | hǎorén | good person; healthy person |
Questions about 杀人
What does 杀人 mean?
杀人 (shārén) means "to kill a person; to commit murder".
How do you write 杀人?
杀人 is made of 2 characters: 杀 (6 strokes), 人 (2 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.
How is 杀人 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 杀人 is written 殺人.