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斩

Character

斩 zhǎn

HSK 7–9Character

to cut something with a big knife, axe, or sword

Radical
车
Strokes
8
Structure
Left–right
Parts
车 斤
Traditional
斬
Frequency
#2311 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

zhǎn

zhan3
  1. to cut something with a big knife, axe, or sword
  2. to cut off a person's head as punishment, long ago

Examples

  • 他一刀斩断了绳子。

    tā yī dāo zhǎn duàn le shéng zi

    With one cut of the knife, he chopped the rope in two.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 很久以前，国王会斩坏人。

    hěn jiǔ yǐ qián guó wáng huì zhǎn huài rén

    Long ago, kings would cut off bad people's heads.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 8 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 斩

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Words with 斩

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斩草除根zhǎn cǎo chú gēnto stop something bad completely so it cannot come backWordHSK 7–9斩断zhǎn duànto cut offWord
斩新zhǎn xīnbrand new; completely new and never used beforeVariant of 崭新WordUnreviewed
斩杀zhǎn shāto beheadWord斩眼zhǎn yǎnto blink (literary)Word斩获zhǎn huòto kill or capture (in battle)Word斩首zhǎn shǒuto behead; to decapitateWord斩杀线zhǎn shā xiàn(gaming) kill threshold; the critical health point cutoff at which an enemy can be finished off immediatelyWord
斩钉切铁zhǎn dīng qiē tiě(lit.) to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)See 斩钉截铁WordUnreviewed
斩钉截铁zhǎn dīng jié tiě(lit.) to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)Word
斩钢截铁zhǎn gāng jié tiě(lit.) to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)See 斩钉截铁WordUnreviewed
斩首行动zhǎn shǒu xíng dòng(military) decapitation strikeWord

Same radical 车

All characters with 车 →
车chē军jūn转zhuǎn轻qīng较jiào辆liàng辑jí轮lún辖xiá输shū软ruǎn轨guǐ