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

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

Practice writing 斩

Draw “斩” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

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

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