Character: �
Modern (Beijing) reading: shā
Preclassic Old Chinese: srāt
Classic Old Chinese: srāt
Western Han Chinese: ṣāt
Eastern Han Chinese: ṣāt
Early Postclassic Chinese: ṣạ̄t
Middle Postclassic Chinese: ṣạ̄t
Late Postclassic Chinese: ṣạ̄t
Middle Chinese: ṣạ̈t
English meaning : to kill
Comments: The MC form points to *srēt; however, both internal (relationship to ** *sāt 'to slap') and external (see below) data shows that *-ā- should be reconstructed (with a frequent type of irregular development in MC). The character also has a Late Zhou reading *srāt-s, MC ṣạ̈̀j (FQ 所拜), Pek. shài 'to wound; to diminish'.
Radical: 0
Four-angle index: 0
Karlgren code: 0319 d-e
Jianchuan Bai: śa6
Dali Bai: śa6
Bijiang Bai: śa6
