Chinese symbol for “infanticide”
杀婴
shā yīng
Traditional: 殺嬰
infanticide
The closest CC-CEDICT match for infanticide is 杀婴 (shā yīng), defined as: infanticide.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 杀婴.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自杀 (自殺) | zì shā | to kill oneself; to commit suicide |
| 杀人 (殺人) | shā rén | to kill a person; to commit murder |
| 谋杀 (謀殺) | móu shā | to murder; to assassinate |
| 屠杀 (屠殺) | tú shā | to massacre; to slaughter |
| 杀害 (殺害) | shā hài | to murder |
| 杀死 (殺死) | shā sǐ | to kill |
| 婴儿 (嬰兒) | yīng ér | infant; baby |
| 婴幼儿 (嬰幼兒) | yīng yòu ér | baby |
See also: Japanese symbol for “infanticide”.
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.