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Chinese symbol for “homicide”

他杀
tā shā
Traditional: 他殺
homicide (law)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for homicide is 他杀 (tā shā), defined as: homicide (law).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

他 tā
other, another; he, she, it
radical 9 ⼈ · 5 strokes
杀 shā
to kill, to murder, to slaughter; to hurt
radical 75 ⽊ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “homicide”

WordPinyinMeaning
杀人犯 (殺人犯)shā rén fànmurderer; homicide

Related words

Other words that share a character with 他杀.

WordPinyinMeaning
他们 (他們)tā menthey; them
其他qí tāother; (sth or sb) else
他人tā rénanother person; sb else; other people
他妈的 (他媽的)tā mā de(taboo curse) damn it!; fucking
吉他jí tā(loanword) guitar; measure word: 把 (bǎ)
自杀 (自殺)zì shāto kill oneself; to commit suicide
杀人 (殺人)shā rénto kill a person; to commit murder
谋杀 (謀殺)móu shāto murder; to assassinate

See also: Japanese symbol for “homicide”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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