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斫

zhuó

to chop, to cut, to lop off

🔤 Pictophonetic: 斤 (axe) provides meaning, 石 provides pronunciation

HSK 9 strokes Uncommon (47%)

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Component Breakdown

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a catty (about 500 grams); an axe; keen, shrewd

⿰石斤 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

shí

石

stone, rock, mineral

💡 Ideographic: A rock 口 at the base of a cliff 厂

5 strokes HSK 5

chǎng

厂

cliff; factory, workshop; building

2 strokes HSK 5

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

jīn

斤

a catty (about 500 grams); an axe; keen, shrewd

4 strokes HSK 3

chǎng

厂

cliff; factory, workshop; building

2 strokes HSK 5

xià

下

below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next

💡 Ideographic: One stroke under another; compare 上 (above)

3 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

卜

divination, fortune-telling; prophecy

📷 Pictographic: A crack on an oracle bone

2 strokes

Words Using 斫 (6)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

斫 ↗

zhuó

to chop / to hack / to carve wood

zhuó

斫 ↗

to chop / to hack / to carve wood

斫丧 ↗

zhuósàng

to ravage / to devastate

zhuósàng

斫丧 ↗

to ravage / to devastate

to clear land for agricultural use

zhuóyú

斫畲 ↗

to clear land for agricultural use

to chop / to carve wood

zhuó

斫 ↗

to chop / to carve wood