Keyword
to chop
- to hack
- to cut
- to fell
- Frequency
- #2144
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
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Mnemonic
石 (stone) gives the meaning and 欠 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
砍
to chop; to cut down; to throw sth at sb
砍伐
to hew; to cut down
砍头
to decapitate; to behead
砍杀
to attack with a bladed weapon
砍死
to hack to death; to kill with an ax
砍伤
to wound with a blade or hatchet; to slash; to gash
砍刀
machete
砍断
to chop off
砍价
to bargain; to cut or beat down a price
砍树
to chop wood; to chop down trees
滥砍滥伐
wanton destruction of forested lands
磨刀不误砍柴工
lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom); fig. time invested in preparations is not lost; a beard well lathered is half shaved