| 刹 | [ chà  ]    Buddhist monastery, temple or shrine (abbr. for 剎多羅|刹多罗[cha4 duo1 luo2], Sanskrit "ksetra") | 
| 刹 | [ shā  ]    to brake | 
| 刹不住 | [ shā bu zhù  ]    unable to brake (stop) | 
| 刹住 | [ shā zhù  ]    to stop, to come to a halt | 
| 刹把 | [ shā bǎ  ]    brake lever, crank handle for stopping or turning off machinery | 
| 刹时 | [ chà shí  ]    in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye | 
| 刹车 | [ shā chē  ]    to brake (when driving), to stop, to switch off, to check (bad habits), a brake | 
| 刹车灯 | [ shā chē dēng  ]    brake light | 
| 刹那 | [ chà nà  ]    an instant (Sanskrit: ksana), split second, the twinkling of an eye | 
| ⇒ 一刹那 | [ yī chà nà  ]    a moment, an instant, in a flash | 
| ⇒ 什刹海 | [ shí chà haǐ  ]    Shichahai, scenic area of northwest Beijing with three lakes | 
| ⇒ 古刹 | [ gǔ chà  ]    old Buddhist temple | 
| ⇒ 塔刹 | [ tǎ chà  ]    Buddhist ornamentation decorating the upper story of a pagoda | 
| ⇒ 巴刹 | [ bā shā  ]    bazaar (loanword), Taiwan pr. [ba1 cha4] | 
| ⇒ 急刹车 | [ jí shā chē  ]    emergency braking | 
| ⇒ 手刹车 | [ shoǔ shā chē  ]    handbrake | 
| ⇒ 梵刹 | [ fàn chà  ]    Buddhist temple, monastery | 
| ⇒ 罗刹 | [ luó chà  ]    demon in Buddhism, poltergeist in temple that plays tricks on monks and has a taste for their food | 
| ⇒ 踩刹车 | [ caǐ shā chē  ]    to step on the brake, to brake (when driving) |