Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 枪杀
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3],桿|杆[gan3],條|条[tiao2],枝[zhi1]; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots; surname Qiang; variant of 槍|枪[qiang1]; rifle; spear
杀shāto kill; to slay; to murder; to attack; to weaken; to reduce; (dialect) to smart; (used after a verb) extremely
自杀zìshāto kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide
抹杀mǒshāto erase; to cover traces; to obliterate evidence; to expunge; to blot out; to suppress
枪毙qiāngbìto execute by firing squad; to shoot dead; fig. to discard; to get rid of
杀毒shādúto disinfect; (computing) to destroy a computer virus