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斩 zhǎn

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斩 zhǎn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhǎn | zhan3
English translation
to behead (as form of capital punishment)
to chop
to chop, to cut, to sever; to behead

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About 斩 zhǎn

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

斬 zhǎn

Contains the radical

车 Chē

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

axe

Etymology of 斩 zhǎn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰车斤

Semantic compound

斤 jīn

Phonetic compound

车 Chē

Explanation

Simplified form of 斬 zhǎn . Beheading is a military action (车 Chē - chariot) performed with an axe (斤 jīn ).

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Example sentences using 斩 zhǎn

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“你 nǐ 不 bù 需要 xūyào 那么 nà me 做 zuò ，”珀尔斩钉截铁 zhǎndīngjiétiě 地 de 说道 shuō dào 。

"You don't need to do that," said Pearl assertively.

查理一世被 bèi 克伦威尔派 pài 斩首 zhǎn shǒu 。

Charles I was beheaded by the Cromwellians.

人们 rén men 发现 fāxiàn 他 tā 被 bèi 斩首 zhǎn shǒu 的 de 尸体 shītǐ 漂浮 piāofú 在 zài 一条水渠 shuǐ qú 里 lǐ 。

His decapitated body was found floating in a canal.

Words with 斩 zhǎn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
斩 zhǎn to chop斬 zhǎn
斩首 zhǎn shǒu to behead斬首
斩断 zhǎn duàn to cut off斬斷
斩草除根 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn to eliminate completely斬草除根
斩钉截铁 zhǎndīngjiétiě unhesitating斬釘截鐵
过关斩将 guò guān zhǎn jiàng abbr. for 過五關斬六將|过五关斩六将 guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàng [guò​wǔ​guān​zhǎn​liù​jiàng]過關斬將
披荆斩棘 pī jīng zhǎn jí to break through hardships披荊斬棘
先斩后奏 xiān zhǎn hòu zòu first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later先斬後奏
腰斩 yāo zhǎn to cut sth in half腰斬
过五关斩六将 guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàng lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom)過五關斬六將
快刀斩乱麻 kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má cutting the Gordian knot快刀斬亂麻
白斩鸡 bái zhǎn jī Cantonese poached chicken, known as "white cut chicken"白斬雞
满门抄斩 mǎn mén chāo zhǎn to execute the whole family unto the third generation滿門抄斬

斩 zhǎn Decomposition & Compounds

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斩 zhǎn Decomposition

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斩 zhǎn Compounds

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