verb
弑
shì
to murder a superior; to murder one's parent
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Related words
- 凶器xiōng qìlethal weapon
- 凶杀xiōng shāto murder
- 凶杀案xiōng shā ànmurder case
- 凶刀xiōng dāomurder weapon (i.e. knife)
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Words with 弑
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弑 (shì) means "to murder a superior; to murder one's parent" in Chinese.
弑 is pronounced "shì" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 4.
弑 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.
Common words with 弑 include 弑君 (regicide), 弑母 (matricide), 弑父 (patricide), 篡弑 (to commit regicide).
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