殀 Stroke Order

殀: 1. Same as "夭" (to die young or prematurely). 同“夭”。 2. (verb) to die young; to die prematurely. Example: In "玉篇·歹部," it states: "殀, to die; also written as 夭." In "孟子·尽心上," it mentions: "A short lifespan does not occur twice; cultivate oneself and wait for it." In "楚辞·屈原·离骚," it describes: "Although I strive to avoid death, ultimately I perish in the wilderness of feathers." 夭折，少壮而死。《玉篇·歹部》：「殀，殁也。亦作夭。」《孟子·尽心上》：「殀寿不贰，修身以俟之。」《楚辞·屈原·离骚》：「鮌婞直以亡身兮，终然殀乎羽之野。」 3. To harm or torture. Example: In "礼记·王制," it states: "Do not kill embryos; do not destroy their lives." In "病梅馆记" by Gong Zizhen, it mentions: "One must not make the people of the world devote their lives to harming and profiting from sickly or dying plums." 残害。《礼记·王制》：「不麛不卵，不杀胎，不殀夭。」清·龚自珍〈病梅馆记〉：「又不可以使天下之民，斫直、删密，锄正，以殀梅、病梅为业以求钱也。」