剎

Derived characters

 * (Only for as mainland China  contain  instead)

Related characters

 * ( and Japanese )

Glyph origin
.

Etymology 1
Transcription of the kṣV sequence in various  words, probably via  or , including:

Definitions

 * 1)  land; world; place; area
 * 2)  place of pilgrimage; kshetra; Buddhist temple; Buddhist monastery; pagoda
 * 3)  instant; moment; impermanence
 * 4)  brief moment; short moment
 * 1)  instant; moment; impermanence
 * 2)  brief moment; short moment
 * 1)  brief moment; short moment

Etymology 2
From, in turn from.

Definitions

 * 1) to brake (a car); to stop a car