杀 shā
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- Made of
- 乂 to govern 木 tree
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
杀毒
shādú
to remove viruses
Characters in this word
毒 dú
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 母 — mother
- Made of
- 龶 growing plant 母 mother
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 电脑要杀毒。 Diànnǎo yào shādú. The computer needs virus removal.
- 我在杀毒。 Wǒ zài shādú. I am removing viruses.
- 手机要杀毒。 Shǒujī yào shādú. The phone needs virus removal.