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Chinese symbol for “killer”

杀手
shā shǒu
Traditional: 殺手
killer; murderer; hit man; (sports) formidable player

The closest CC-CEDICT match for killer is 杀手 (shā shǒu), defined as: killer; murderer; hit man; (sports) formidable player.

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

杀 shā
to kill, to murder, to slaughter; to hurt
radical 75 ⽊ · 6 strokes
手 shǒu
hand
radical 64 ⼿ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “killer”

WordPinyinMeaning
凶身 (兇身)xiōng shēnmurderer; killer

Related words

Other words that share a character with 杀手.

WordPinyinMeaning
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
屠杀 (屠殺)tú shāto massacre; to slaughter
杀害 (殺害)shā hàito murder
杀死 (殺死)shā sǐto kill
手机 (手機)shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone; measure word: 部 (bù), 台 (tái)
手段shǒu duànmethod; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability

See also: Japanese symbol for “killer”.

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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